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  1. 08-Nov-2008, 05:46 #1
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    I observe that many american authors use the phrase
    "look out the window'
    instead of saying "look out of the window".
    Is it grammatically correct? It looks so peculiar.

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  2. 08-Nov-2008, 18:09 #2
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    Default Re: window

    It's an example of ellipsis (...).

    Ex: Look out (of) the window.
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