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Tuongvan Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
sell out vs sell out of
Dear teachers,
Please explain whether there is any difference between sell out and sell out of in the sentences below:
1/ Sorry , We have sold out of these types of shirts
2/Sorry , We have sold out these types of shirts
By the way , please tell me whether these 2 sentences can be used interchangeably :
We are sold out of milk now = we have sold out of milk now
Thanks in advance
Please explain whether there is any difference between sell out and sell out of in the sentences below:
1/ Sorry , We have sold out of these types of shirts
2/Sorry , We have sold out these types of shirts
By the way , please tell me whether these 2 sentences can be used interchangeably :
We are sold out of milk now = we have sold out of milk now
Thanks in advance
Top answer
The expressions are commonly used interchangeably in both these sets of examples.
- The expressions are commonly used interchangeably in both these sets of examples.
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The expressions are commonly used interchangeably in both these sets of examples.
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Hi Avangi,
Do you mean that :" Sorry , We have sold out of these types of shirts and "Sorry , We have sold out these types of shirts" can be used interchangeably ?
Kind regards
Do you mean that :" Sorry , We have sold out of these types of shirts and "Sorry , We have sold out these types of shirts" can be used interchangeably ?
Kind regards
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Maybe there is regional variaton - We have sold out those shirts sound quite off to my ear.
We are out of those shirts.
We have sold out of those shirts.
Those shirts are [all] sold [out].
We are out of those shirts.
We have sold out of those shirts.
Those shirts are [all] sold [out].
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Hi Barbara,
I think that the phrasal verb 'sell out' often go with 'of' to indicate every unit the seller had in stock of a certain product has been purchased by buyers.
However, sometimes without 'of', some sentences do sound better, for examples:
"We have sold out our inventory."
"We have sold out all our stock of T-shirts."
"We have sol
I think that the phrasal verb 'sell out' often go with 'of' to indicate every unit the seller had in stock of a certain product has been purchased by buyers.
However, sometimes without 'of', some sentences do sound better, for examples:
"We have sold out our inventory."
"We have sold out all our stock of T-shirts."
"We have sol
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TuongvanHi Avangi,
Do you mean that :" Sorry , We have sold out of these types of shirts and "Sorry , We have sold out these types of shirts" can be used interchangeably ?
The one version I haven't yet seen vetted is "We are sold out of these shirts." (A.) Edit. (sorry!)
Kind regards
Hi Tuongvan, Yes, that's
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I accidently stuck this in the wrong box and didn't have time to fix it: The one version I haven't yet seen vetted is "We are sold out of these shirts."
"Sorry, we're sold out," is probably the most common. Is "sold out" now called past participle of a phrasal verb?
"Sorry, we're sold out," is probably the most common. Is "sold out" now called past participle of a phrasal verb?
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The sentences in your last post sound odd to me, Hoa Thai
"We have sold out our inventory." This sounds a little awkward to me. Here are some alternatives:
We have sold all of our inventory (of red shirts).
Our inventory (of red shirts) is sold out.
Our red shirts are sold out.
We are (all/completely) sold out (of red shirts).
"We have sold out our inventory." This sounds a little awkward to me. Here are some alternatives:
We have sold all of our inventory (of red shirts).
Our inventory (of red shirts) is sold out.
Our red shirts are sold out.
We are (all/completely) sold out (of red shirts).
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Hi Amy,
Maybe 'frequent mistakes' is the mother of bad habits / uninformed usages. However, before I toss them into the trash can, I need to ask for your opinion on the following sentence from the New York Times:
"The Rangers have sold out all eight of their home games."
It does seem to violate all the rules that you mentioned; but I cannot resist from accepting
Maybe 'frequent mistakes' is the mother of bad habits / uninformed usages. However, before I toss them into the trash can, I need to ask for your opinion on the following sentence from the New York Times:
"The Rangers have sold out all eight of their home games."
It does seem to violate all the rules that you mentioned; but I cannot resist from accepting
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Isn't selling out our inventory of red shirts the same as selligng out of their home games?
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Hoa Thai "The Rangers have sold out all eight of their home games."Does that mean "all tickets of each of their home games are sold out"? In that case, "sold out" refers to the tickets and "all" refers to the home games. What if they have just one home game?
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