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1Likes- 17-Mar-2011, 16:23 #1
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set out x set off Are SET OUT and SET OFF, meaning to START A JOURNEY, always interchangeable?
- She set out (on a journey) at dawn
- She set off at dawn
- 17-Mar-2011, 17:22 #2
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Teacher Re: set out x set off They are often interchangeable, but not always.
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- 17-Mar-2011, 17:31 #3
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Threadstarter / Original Poster Re: set out x set off Could you come up with one situation in which they´re not interchangeable?
- 17-Mar-2011, 19:05 #4
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Teacher Re: set out x set off The phrasal verbs to "set out" and to "set off" have many different uses, it would be a good idea to look them up in the list of phrasal verbs on this site. Originally Posted by beachboy
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