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#2 (permalink) Wed Aug 30, 2006 9:51 am Correct |
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Hi Tom,
This is the one I would nominate as correct:
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| 1- She is out of danger. |
and would accept:
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| Is she out of shock? |
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#3 (permalink) Wed Aug 30, 2006 11:26 am 'Out of danger' Versus 'Out of the danger' |
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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?
Yours
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Tom I'm a Communicator ;-)
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#4 (permalink) Wed Aug 30, 2006 11:42 am 'Out of danger' Versus 'Out of the danger' |
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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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#5 (permalink) Sat Sep 16, 2006 5:18 am 'Out of danger' Versus 'Out of the danger' |
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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 |
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#6 (permalink) Sat Sep 16, 2006 10:42 am Out of a job |
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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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#7 (permalink) Tue Sep 19, 2006 11:22 am 'Out of danger' Versus 'Out of the danger' |
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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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