As in “he came out of/ out from the house.”
Is ‘out from’ colloquial? Both acceptable? is there a difference in meaning or usage?
[quote=“MikeN”]As in “he came out of/ out from the house.”
Is ‘out from’ colloquial? Both acceptable? is there a difference in meaning or usage?[/quote]
both acceptable. I hear “out of” a lot more frequently. I think “out from” implies a movement towards some direction after leaving the house.
IMO, “out of” , is a correct preposition, in that context. “Out from the house” sounds ridiculous. Then again, I am English and out from practice with the grammers…
To me, both are technically and grammatically acceptable, but “out from” seems to emphasize the point of origin: “The fugitive came out from the house” (as opposed to, say, the garden shed).
In terms of frequency, “out of” is far more common.