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Slow Learner Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

US english? UK English

think there are differences between the below sentences as I was told off what I used is not applicable
go figure...

I am the only adult out of 10 children.(US English?)

I am the only adult among the 10 children.(UK English?)
  

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"out of" is indeed AmE (US English). Would you like the spelling and grammar in your post corrected?

— Verade

  • "out of" is indeed AmE (US English).
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"out of" is indeed AmE (US English).
Would you like the spelling and grammar in your post corrected?
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would you mind to tell me how to use AMONG instead of OUT OF correctly....many thnaks....
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He was among the crowd when the fireworks exploded.
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many thanks vera

and what about the grammar in my post?any correction?
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"I think there are differences between the two sentences below. I was told that what I used is not applicable. Go figure..."

We try not to use the shortened 'chat-talk' in this forum, since we are all trying to improve our English.

I can't speak to UK English usage, so I hope someone else can help with that, but I should have said that the second sentence is correct as well, in
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Yup you are right,the people in the UK said the first one is wrong...
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Yup you are right,the people in the UK said the first one is wrong...
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"Would you mind telling me how to use 'among' instead of 'out of' correctly? Many thanks, ...."
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It seems you need a link to some basic information on "out of/among." I'll be offline for two weeks. Perhaps someone else can supply this link.
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