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Gene93 Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary
too far out/away
Hello,
Let's say that A and B are hunters. They are standing in the middle of the street and there's a huge yard in front of them. A spots a pigeon in one of the trees and tells B to shoot. B says:
- I can't take the shot. The tree's too far out/away.
I think that both out and away would make sense, but I think I'd go with away. On the other hand, the yard is enclosed and "out" could make sense too. What would sound most natural to you?
Let's say that A and B are hunters. They are standing in the middle of the street and there's a huge yard in front of them. A spots a pigeon in one of the trees and tells B to shoot. B says:
- I can't take the shot. The tree's too far out/away.
I think that both out and away would make sense, but I think I'd go with away. On the other hand, the yard is enclosed and "out" could make sense too. What would sound most natural to you?
Top answer
"Out" doesn't sound natural. "
- "Out" doesn't sound natural.
- "
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I have one more question for you. A and B are in the yard. A throws a rock and it lands on the street. B says: "That was a good throw. Can you throw another one further out"? I think out would work here, because A has literally thrown the rock out of the yard. "Out" is used in both examples and I am not the author. I do have a preference for "away" in both sentences.
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