"A year out"
Does it mean it's currently one year until some event happens, or it's currently one year after some event in the past?
`"This is not to say London won't put on a memorable Olympics, because it will be almost impossible not to. It is, of course, one of the world's great cities. Many of its venues are ready now. Its Olympic leadership is first rate. And it appears to be blessed with terrific athletic story lines a year out, the result of the continuing professionalization of the Olympic athlete." (A year before the Olympics will begin)
"His dining room is full, but a year out from the BP oil spill, Caswell's nervous about the 500 customers who stayed away." (A year after the BP oil spill)
I would consider "a year out" to be standard AmE.Are the usages of "a year out" demonstrated in the post two posts before this one informal, nonstandard, or slangy?
... but on the slangy side for us lot ;-) You'd hear it or BBC Radios 1, 2, and 5, but not on Radios 3 or 4. (In fact, you'd be lucky to get any sense out of Radio 1 - Is my age showing:-?I would consider "a year out" to be standard AmE.
I would consider "a year out" to be standard AmE.
You'll have to educate us colonists, BobK!!!;-) Do you Brits line up your 5 BBC Radios and then listen to each one separately???? :lol: If you do, you are definitely showing your age!!! ;-)... but on the slangy side for us lot ;-) You'd hear it or BBC Radios 1, 2, and 5, but not on Radios 3 or 4. (In fact, you'd be lucky to get any sense out of Radio 1 - Is my age showing:-?
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Erica, your "Current Location" is "United States". How frequently do you hear "a year out" being used in the conversations you have with AmE native speakers? :?:Then, "a year out" is standard for AmE, but nonstandard for BrE?
Then, "a year out" is standard for AmE, but nonstandard for BrE?