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 #2 (permalink) Tue Jul 20, 2010 8:19 am Usage of 'sold out' |
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Just use 'sold' without the 'out' (because you are not selling a lot of cars).
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| #3 (permalink) Tue Jul 20, 2010 8:30 am Usage of 'sold out' |
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Hi,
'Sold out' suggests that a particular item is no longer available for sale. It is used as follows: They have now sold out of milk in the store. This means that there is no more milk left in the store.
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| #4 (permalink) Tue Jul 20, 2010 8:36 am Usage of 'sold out' |
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Thanks Bee and Alan!
Does its usage sound fine in this context, Alan?
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| #5 (permalink) Tue Jul 20, 2010 8:38 am Usage of 'sold out' |
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Hi Daemon,
Which context?
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| #6 (permalink) Tue Jul 20, 2010 8:46 am Usage of 'sold out' |
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Hi Alan,
I put my car up for sale and someone has bought it. I am asking people not to send me any more requests regarding the sale. Can I use the below lines to convey it?
My car has been sold out. No more requests, please.
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| #7 (permalink) Tue Jul 20, 2010 8:50 am Usage of 'sold out' |
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Hi Daemon,
I'm afraid that doesn't work. You need to refer to a number of items or a quantity of something as I indicated in my example, In your example you would simply say: My car has already been sold ...
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| #8 (permalink) Tue Jul 20, 2010 9:23 am Usage of 'sold out' |
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Hi Daemon,
I guess you didn't believe me when I told you that in post #2. :(
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| #9 (permalink) Tue Jul 20, 2010 10:22 am Usage of 'sold out' |
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No Bee! It's not like that.
I couldn't quite figure out from Alan's comments whether he was agreeing with that usage of sold out or not. So I got it clarified.
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| #10 (permalink) Tue Jul 20, 2010 10:32 am Usage of 'sold out' |
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No worries, Daemon.
I wasn't upset, just teasing.
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