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Khah Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
went out
What's the meaning of the following sentence?
I went out with a friend yesterday
1) I went shopping/to the movies with a person that is only my friend (not romantically involved).
2) I went on a date with my friend.
I went out with a friend yesterday
1) I went shopping/to the movies with a person that is only my friend (not romantically involved).
2) I went on a date with my friend.
Top answer
#1. Under normal circumstances, dates are not friends, I am sorry to say.
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- Under normal circumstances, dates are not friends, I am sorry to say.
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#1. Under normal circumstances, dates are not friends, I am sorry to say.
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Now I'm confused because according to http://www.thefreedictionary.com/go+out
go out - date regularly; have a steady relationship with;
go out - date regularly; have a steady relationship with;
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Go + out usually (as here) simply means go into a public area from one's home. If you would think about it, going out with a friend yesterday could not constitute a steady relationship! In order to mean that, it needs to be in a sentence like this: I went out with Jane for a year before we broke up.
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