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"Get out!" can be used alone, that is, as a command, without any structure behind it, not even a reason, it emphasizes that the listener must leave the room, although it is rude, impolite.
'Go out!" usually follows another instruction.
Ex:
Tom! Go out and fetch the laundry!
Tom! Go out and play!
Tom! Go out and eat! / Tom! Go out to eat!
Tom! Let's go out!
1. So can 'Go out!" be used alone as an imperative in the case of instructions?
For example, I am escorting a prisoner out of the room, can I say:
Go out!
When he leaves the room, I continue to say:
Turn left!
2. Can you give some exact context/situations where it can definitely be used in its bare form? Thank you very much!
2024년 8월 16일 오전 10:10
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I think we tend not to use 'Go out' as an imperative, except where we encourage friends to go out for dinner. Go out for a change, Tom!
And no, we wouldn't use 'Go Out' like that for a prisoner. Instead they might say: 'Quick March!' Or 'Out you go!', which is more friendly.
This should be under the exercise section, as it is lengthy, and we could then answer your questions more easily.
2. We tend to use 'go out' in statements like 'he is going out with her.'
Or ''I will go out in a bit.'
But not really in imperative form.
2024년 8월 16일
If we were sitting together indoors and you commanded me "go out", I would not know what it meant. Since it has no obvious meaning, I would look at your face for clues. If you looked angry, I would assume you meant "go away". If you were looking out the window, I would assume you meant "go outside".
2024년 8월 16일
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