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I originally wanted to order the chicken, but since it was out of order, I ordered the beef.
Can "originially" be ommitted out of the sentence without change in definition?
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originially originally 'originally' is optional. Therefore, it can be omitted if you like. I wanted to order the chicken, but since it was no longer available, I ordered the beef.
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originiallyoriginally
'originally' is optional. Therefore, it can be omitted if you like.
I wanted to order the chicken, but since it was no longer available, I ordered the beef.
CJ
(You can't say the chicken was out of order, by the way. That's what you say about a machi
0Yes.
We don't say an item on the menu is 'out of order'.
In a fancy restaurant they'd just revise the menus. In a less fancy restaurant, the waiter might say 'The chicken is off this evening.
0it was out of order
My East Coast US dialect makes that "they were out of it" or "it was off the menu". Diner slang makes it "it was eighty-sixed", but that may be a bit obscure.
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