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Book mango 418 Posted 7 years ago
Grammar
Shine/shine out
My jacket is shining (out) in the sun.
What is the difference between shine and
shine out here?
What is the difference between shine and
shine out here?
Top answer
"out" emphasises the sense of light being emitted. g. g.
- "out" emphasises the sense of light being emitted.
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- "his honesty shone out".
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"out" emphasises the sense of light being emitted. Certain emitters of light, such as e.g. a torch or lighthouse, can be said to "shine out", and the phrase is also used figurately, e.g. "his honesty shone out". However, to say that a jacket is "shining out" seems unusual, and it is possible that your sentence may be interpreted instead as "My jacket is shining / out in the sun", i.e. "out" g
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