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- 04-Sep-2011, 09:40 #1
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Make A Fool <Out> Of a) "He made a fool of himself."
b) "He made a fool out of himself."
Is it possible that one is more correct than the other, or are they both okay?
- 04-Sep-2011, 09:51 #2
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Re: Make A Fool <Out> Of They're both OK, but the first is better as out is redundant.
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- 04-Sep-2011, 10:26 #3
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Re: Make A Fool <Out> Of I'm rather pleased to see my understanding confirmed by a teacher!
Originally Posted by Rover_KE 
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