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Wangqh2696122 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Work out vs turn out

Are "work out" and "turn out" both proper in the following sentence? Are there any differences between the two?

We had intended to shift into the new apartment before the New Year's Day, but things didn't ____ as we expected.
  

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Both are OK. We had intended to move into the new apartment before New Year's Day, but things didn't work out/turn out as we expected.

  • Both are OK.
  • We had intended to move into the new apartment before New Year's Day, but things didn't work out/turn out as we expected.
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Both are OK.

We had intended to move into the new apartment before New Year's Day, but things didn't work out/turn out as we expected.
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Hi,

Often, no real difference is intended.

But here are a couple of comments on subtleties.

things didn't work out - sounds like you are focusing on the arrangements and activities that were supposed to lead to the result.

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