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'Out of danger' Versus 'Out of the danger'



 
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'Out of danger' Versus 'Out of the danger' #1 (permalink) Wed Aug 30, 2006 9:33 am   'Out of danger' Versus 'Out of the danger'
 

Hi

Could you please tell me which one is correct?

1- She is out of danger.
2-She is out of the danger.

1- Is she out of shock?
2- Is she out of the shock?

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Correct #2 (permalink) Wed Aug 30, 2006 9:51 am   Correct
 

Hi Tom,

This is the one I would nominate as correct:

Quote:
1- She is out of danger.
and would accept:

Quote:
Is she out of shock?


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'Out of danger' Versus 'Out of the danger' #3 (permalink) Wed Aug 30, 2006 11:26 am   'Out of danger' Versus 'Out of the danger'
 

Thanks, Alan a lot! :D

Please see below!

The danger is all around you.

The
shows here that the speaker and the listener both know which danger is being talked about,OK?

When we say:

Is he out of danger?, we ( both the speaker and listener) also know which danger, don't we? Then why not: Out of the danger?

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'Out of danger' Versus 'Out of the danger' #4 (permalink) Wed Aug 30, 2006 11:42 am   'Out of danger' Versus 'Out of the danger'
 

Hi Tom

"Out of danger" is a very standard collocation.

If you want to be a rebel and/or want to sound eccentric, then just try using the word the in this particular phrase. Native speakers will definitely notice your "originality". ;)

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'Out of danger' Versus 'Out of the danger' #5 (permalink) Sat Sep 16, 2006 5:18 am   'Out of danger' Versus 'Out of the danger'
 

Many, many thanks, Alan and Amy

What about out of job? Is it also a fixed expression and does not need the article the?

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Out of a job #6 (permalink) Sat Sep 16, 2006 10:42 am   Out of a job
 

Tom wrote:
Many, many thanks, Alan and Amy

What about out of job? Is it also a fixed expression and does not need the article the?

Tom


In this case, the usual expression is to be out of a job. You can also say 'to be out of work'.
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'Out of danger' Versus 'Out of the danger' #7 (permalink) Tue Sep 19, 2006 11:22 am   'Out of danger' Versus 'Out of the danger'
 

Tom wrote:
Then why not: (...)


Tom, the sooner you come to terms with the brutal reality, the better off you’ll be:

English is not a logical language! :)
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