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Outside ? Hello dear native speakers Is the following sentence natural? My immediate neighbor, who is a bit hard of hearing, rarely socializes with us and sometimes he doesn't step outside for an entire week. Am I using "outside" correctly? Or should I say : outside of his house? is "an entire week" OK? How about the rest? Is that natural? Thanks
Jun 30, 2019 12:17 PM
Answers · 3
I agree with Chuck. Most people would say, "next door neighbour". I would also change the connective word, "and" to "in fact" for more emphasis. My next door neighbour, who is a bit hard of hearing, rarely socializes with us, in fact, sometimes he doesn't step outside for an entire week. Hope this helps.
June 30, 2019
Thanks How about I say " for an entire week"? Is that also correct?
June 30, 2019
The "outside" part sounds fine. "Next door" might be better than immediate however. I'm not sure I've ever heard of a neighbor as being "immediate." Best of luck with your language acquisition.
June 30, 2019
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