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Dib Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

vibe out of me or from me

Dear teachers

which of the following is correct?

People get a serial killer vibe out of me.

People get a serial killer from me

Also, I do know that the article a goes in this sentence but what is the reason. I mean isn't "the vibe" here specific thus requiring a the.

Thanks in advance!
  

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Hi, The second one is wrong and I am not sure about the first one. I have never seen "vibe" getting used in such structure. As for the article, you can use either depending on how you look at it.

  • Hi, The second one is wrong and I am not sure about the first one.
  • I have never seen "vibe" getting used in such structure.
  • As for the article, you can use either depending on how you look at it.
  • Hamid
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Hi,
The second one is wrong and I am not sure about the first one. I have never seen "vibe" getting used in such structure. As for the article, you can use either depending on how you look at it.
Hamid
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Thank you Hamid!

Sorry, I what meant in the second sentence was:

People get a serial killer vibe from me.

I forgot to place "vibe" in the second sentence. Could you recheck it now? Thanks one more time.
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Dibvibe
I've always seen vibe used in the plural; it is short for "vibrations."

People get serial killer vibes from me.
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Thank you AlpheccaStars!

Also please tell me if "out of me" and "from me" have virtually the same meaning when used in sentences like these?

Thanks again!
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DibAlso please tell me if "out of me" and "from me" have virtually the same meaning when used in sentences like these?
No. Think of "vibes" as vibrations that you unconsciously emit, so that other people can sense them.

He gives off bad vibes. (People think he is weird, strange, or evil.)
They get good vibes from me. (People think you are warm, f
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Thanks a bunch, AlpheccaStars! You explained it real well!

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