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Gnah Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Sell, Off, Out
Suppose a guy has a share in his family's business. Then:
1 "He sold his share of the family business."
2 "He sold off his share of the family business."
3 "He sold out his share of the family business."
Dictionaries suggest that they are vaguely the same and that "sell off" and "sell out" may sound more poetic. But how are they used by native speakers?
1 "He sold his share of the family business."
2 "He sold off his share of the family business."
3 "He sold out his share of the family business."
Dictionaries suggest that they are vaguely the same and that "sell off" and "sell out" may sound more poetic. But how are they used by native speakers?
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Hi, Suppose a guy has a share in his family's business. " A very neutral statement of fact. " Not a natural thing to say.
- Hi, Suppose a guy has a share in his family's business.
- " A very neutral statement of fact.
- " Not a natural thing to say.
- Dictionaries suggest that they are vaguely the same and that "sell off" and "sell out" may sound more poetic.
- <<< No.
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Hi,
Suppose a guy has a share in his family's business. Then:
1 "He sold his share of the family business." A very neutral statement of fact.
2 "He sold off his share of the family business." Sounds a bit like he was anxious to get rid of it
3 "He sold out his share of the
Suppose a guy has a share in his family's business. Then:
1 "He sold his share of the family business." A very neutral statement of fact.
2 "He sold off his share of the family business." Sounds a bit like he was anxious to get rid of it
3 "He sold out his share of the
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