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HUBLOT Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Take a bite out of...

Hi teachers,



Is "took a bite out of ..." correct? What about "took a bite from ..."?
  

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" correct? "? Both are OK.

— RandomGuy

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  • Both are OK.
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HUBLOTIs "took a bite out of ..." correct? What about "took a bite from ..."?
Both are OK.
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Thanks a lot, AG. What would you like to take a bite from?
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HUBLOTWhat would you like to take a bite from?
A big piece of pumpkin pie. I didn’t nearly get my fill on Thanksgiving.
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HUBLOTIs "took a bite out of ..." correct? What about "took a bite from ..."?
Both are used. If we take Google at its word, people are about 20 times more likely to use the version with "out of".

CJ
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AG,

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CalifJimIf we take Google at its word, people are about 20 times more likely to use the version with "out of".
Well, that’s fine with me. I still much prefer from, and I have always used that.
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Thanks so much for the response, CJ.
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