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Teo Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

stand out from (among)

01. Ensuring you01b00 stand out from among02b00 other candidates is critical. 02br
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002. Ensuring you 01b00stand out from02b00 other candidates is critical. 02br
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003. Do you want to 01b00stand out from02b00 the crowd, maximise your potential to get a good degree and increase your job potential?02br
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004. Do you want to 01b00stand out from among02b00 the crowd, maximise your potential to get a good degree and increase your job potential?02br
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00Which of the above sentences is not acceptable? Why not?0-
  

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02br 02br 00'Stand out from' or 'stand out among', but not 'stand out from among'. 0-

— Davkett

  • 02br 02br 00'Stand out from' or 'stand out among', but not 'stand out from among'.
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0I don't recognize 'stand out from among'.02br
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00'Stand out from' or 'stand out among', but not 'stand out from among'. 02br
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00Someone else can handle the 'why'.0-
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0 I rather agree with Dave. But I don't think "from among" is grammatically incorrect. "From" can be followed by another preposition indicating a place. (EX) "Suddenly a rabbit burst out from beneath the trees" (EX) The deer started from amidst the entangled fern. Probably we might use "stand out in X", "stand out among X" or even "stand out from among X", but the quotes in OED are only for "sta
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00I look at it this way. You can only stand out from a group that you are, in some manner, part of or related to, ie 01i00among02i00.02br
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00For example, a student can stand out from the other students. However, he/she can't really be said to stand out from a group of astronauts, because he is not part of (ie 
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01cite10Clive12cite10The preposition 'among' is thus redundant.12br
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10My feeling, exactly.0-
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00I have no intention to oppose Clive's opinion. But somehow I feel John is still a member of our class when we say "John is an outstanding student in our class".02br
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00paco 0-
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0Hi Paco,02br
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00I didn't mean to suggest that the person was no longer part of the group. 01i00You can only stand out from a group that you are, in some manner, part of.02i02br
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00Consider the image of a man who is 2 metres tall, in a group of people. He will, literally, stand out from the group, but he will still be part of it.
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01cite10Clive12cite10I didn't mean to suggest that the person was no longer part of the group. 11i10You can only stand out from a group that you are, in some manner, part of.12i12br
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10Consider the image of a man who is 2 metres tall, in a group of people. He will, literally, stand out from the
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TeoDo you want to stand out from among the crowd, maximise your potential to get a good degree and increase your job potential?
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