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paok1970
 
Reply Sun 16 Jul, 2017 04:56 am
Which of the following sentences is correct?

1) You should sort those files by date.

2) You should sort OUT those files by date.

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Reply Sun 16 Jul, 2017 05:00 am
(1) only. To "sort out" is an idiom meaning to impose order on something which is untidy or disarranged.
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