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"Omit" vs "Miss out" in British English.
Can we use the term "miss out" instead of "omit"?
For example:
You can omit this word in this situation.
You can miss out this word in this situation.
Are they interchangeable?
Which one is used in spoken/informal English? [BrE]
1 mar 2015 10:14
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Yes, absolutely. You can say 'miss out' or 'leave out' rather than 'omit'. 'Omit' is more formal/academic, while 'miss out' and 'leave out' are more neutral, everyday expressions.
Almost any concept in English has at least two ways of being expressed, sometimes more. If ever you have a choice between a word from a Latin root (such as 'omit'), or a phrasal verb ( such as 'miss out'), it is always the case that the phrasal verb is the more informal, everyday term.
1 marzo 2015
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Hamed
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Inglese, Persiano (farsi)
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Inglese
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