Word got out, word spread & word is out.
Do the expressions below exist? If so, do they mean the same thing? When do you use them? Would you please give me a couple of examples? Thank you.
1) Word got out
2) Word spread
3) Word is out
Top answer
I would use #1 and #2 but not #3. The teachers decided not to give their final exams because the students had done so well on all their other tests and projects, that the faculty thought that merely studying for finals would cement what had been learned into the students' brains. However, word got out, and when the students realized that there would be no exams, they didn't bother reviewing their study guides at all, leaving the teachers wondering if they had made a huge mistake.
- I would use #1 and #2 but not #3.
- The teachers decided not to give their final exams because the students had done so well on all their other tests and projects, that the faculty thought that merely studying for finals would cement what had been learned into the students' brains.
- However, word got out, and when the students realized that there would be no exams, they didn't bother reviewing their study guides at all, leaving the teachers wondering if they had made a huge mistake.
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I would use #1 and #2 but not #3.
The teachers decided not to give their final exams because the students had done so well on all their other tests and projects, that the faculty thought that merely studying for finals would cement what had been learned into the students' brains. However, word got out, and when the students realized that there would be no exams, they didn't bother review
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