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[Ben Yagoda]

Reminds me of a couple of current redundant “out” constructions: “tweet
out” (for tweet) and journalists’ “report out” a story (for “report”).

Date:    Fri, 27 Aug 2021 16:57:28 -0400
From:    Mark Mandel <markamandel at GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: "time out" (active verb)

Might it not be worthwhile to write to those commentators, or their
stations ("Complaints" page, anybody?), and point out that to most viewers
this expression is opaque and possibly even misleading?

Mark A. Mandel


On Thu, Aug 26, 2021, 8:21 PM Charles C Doyle <cdoyle at uga.edu> wrote:

> In recent months I've noticed TV network news anchors (especially David
> Muir of ABC, but others as well) saying that such-and-such a correspondent
> would "time out" an occurrence, meaning "report on" or "tell about" it.  I
> wonder where that construction came from, how old it is.--
Sent from my phone

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