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is it possible to say :"She's just going out of the door"?

I prefer :"She's just going through / out the door."

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ebelinda

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Yes, it is possible to say that, and many native speakers of English would say it in certain contexts.

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By the way, "She's just going out the door." would probably be more commonly used

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@Setanta,

Thank youvery much.
eb

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@ebelinda,

Yes and it's quite acceptable.

The complete and more formal way of saying the full sentence would be "out of the door"; however "out the door" is fine, as well.

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@Ragman,

Thank you, could you answer another question, please:
prepositions "in" and "into" - What's the difference between " He jumped in the lake" and "He jumped into the lake".
Thanks,
eb

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@ebelinda,

No significant difference. You can use them interchangeably in this instance. However, in a different context, it would not be acceptable to use interchangeably.

For example you could correctly say, "something in his mind was wrong ." However, you would not say, "something into his mind was wrong."

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@Setanta,

Setanta wrote:

By the way, "She's just going out the door." would probably be more commonly used

Not in Britain.

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@Ragman,

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The complete and more formal way of saying the full sentence would be "out of the door"; however "out the door" is fine, as well.

I'm not sure that that's true.

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@ebelinda,

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I prefer :"She's just going through / out the door.

For the meaning, She's just leaving, I don't believe I've ever heard the first one.

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@Ragman,

Thank you, it was just this particular sentence that I was wondering whether they're both acceptable.

eb

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@ebelinda,

You're welcome.

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@ebelinda,

"Of" is used in many cases when it's unnecessary. I looked it up once and found that "of", in these cases, should be used before pronouns. She's just going out of US (a very weird sentence, but I'm trying to keep your example), and She's just going out THE DOOR. I think the use of "of" is incorrect in the sentence you gave.

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@Mika Anna,

Mika Anna wrote:

I think the use of "of" is incorrect in the sentence you gave.

It is absolutely correct. Omitting it is nonstandard.

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@contrex,

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It is absolutely correct. Omitting it is nonstandard.

Typically confused Contrex. What is it that you are you trying to say, C?

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@JTT,

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Typically confused Contrex. What is it that you are you trying to say, C?

No confusion. Saying "She went out of the door" is standard English, whereas "She went out the door" is something Joe Sixpack from East Teaneck would say.

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@contrex,

Go ahead and provide proof for your contention.

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@JTT,

JTT wrote:

Go ahead and provide proof for your contention.

Hi, I'm Joseph Q Sixpack III from East Teaneck, I'm over in Spain visiting my old pal Contrex and I sure as hell would say "She went out the door". I used to say "Outta da door" but I've been taking speech lessons. I still have a ways to go!

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@contrex,

I really never expected anything better than that, Contrex, but I didn't expect you to so loudly proclaim, "As regards the English language, I know sweet tweet!"

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@JTT,

JTT wrote:

I really never expected anything better than that, Contrex, but I didn't expect you to so loudly proclaim, "As regards the English language, I know sweet tweet!"

I haven't said this for a while, so maybe it's time to bring it up again. Are you some kind of Assberger sufferer? You certainly are a tosser.

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