{"id":1657,"date":"2016-12-05T20:00:23","date_gmt":"2016-12-06T01:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.normfriedman.com\/blog\/?p=1657"},"modified":"2018-07-05T16:18:55","modified_gmt":"2018-07-05T20:18:55","slug":"the-full-course","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.normfriedman.com\/blog\/the-full-course\/","title":{"rendered":"The Full Course"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Among the points covered in last week’s post was the difference between outside<\/em> and outside of<\/em>. That brief explanation was your appetizer. Now let’s see how you handle the full course by making nine choices involving prepositions followed by\u00a0of<\/em>.<\/p>\n

1. Phil led his family inside\/inside of<\/em> the cave.
\n2. Lil usually gets to her office\u00a0inside\/inside of<\/em> 30 minutes.
\n3. Despite the wind, the parachutist managed to land inside\/inside of<\/em> the circle.
\n4. No one on our staff outside\/outside of<\/em>\u00a0Will speaks Spanish.
\n5. Jill delivered her news report from outside\/outside of<\/em> the Capitol.
\n6. Gil applied at every mall business outside\/outside of<\/em>\u00a0the eateries.
\n7. The manager took 20 percent off\/off of<\/em> my check because of the slow service.
\n8. The kids had a ball jumping off\/off of<\/em> the sand dunes.
\n9. Let’s move off\/off of<\/em> this discussion so we can get to our final item.<\/p>\n

Your answers<\/h2>\n

Using of<\/em>\u00a0after another preposition is almost always incorrect, but inside of<\/em> and outside of<\/em>\u00a0have special meanings. Inside of<\/em> means less than<\/em> (as in #2). Outside of<\/em> means except<\/em> or except for<\/em> (as in #4 and #6). Off of<\/em> is never correct. Therefore, we want of<\/em> only in 2, 4, and 6.<\/p>\n

You can go to\u00a0http:\/\/www.normfriedman.com\/index.shtml<\/a>\u00a0to learn more about my workshops on writing in the workplace, individual\u00a0coaching, editing, and handbook \u2013\u00a0100+ Instant Writing Tips<\/a>.\u00a0Thank you.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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