"didn't work" or "didn't work out" - which is correct in this context?
Hi friends,

Which is correct in the following context? "it didn't work" or "it didn't work out?

1) She married a doctor but it didn't work.

2) She married a doctor but it didn't work out.

Thanks in advance!
Niwantha

Question

"didn't work" or "didn't work out" - which is correct in this context?
Hi friends,

Which is correct in the following context? "it didn't work" or "it didn't work out?

1) She married a doctor but it didn't work.

2) She married a doctor but it didn't work out.

Thanks in advance!
Niwantha

Answer

hi niwantha, I'd say option two is correct. Option one is implying that marrying the doctor in the first place did not work. The second option says more about how the marriage between them wasn't working. Hope this helps!

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