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going out of town vs going out-0f-town

Both phrases are not correct. The correct phrase is "going out of town." The hyphen in the second phrase is incorrectly placed and should not be used in this context.

Last updated: March 25, 2024 • 575 views

going out of town

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate that someone is leaving the town or city they are currently in.
  • People are going out of town to party at the cottage.
  • Dr. Hillcroft is going out of town and he's booked solid, so they're squeezing me in.
  • I am going out of town with Stefan because he wants to find Damon.
  • Mickey's going out of town with Daryll and Bunchy.
  • He was pretty excited to be going out of town with her.
  • What about going out of town?
  • I'm just going out of town, so I'll have to do it on the road.
  • He was going out of town for another job so I nabbed him after a reception.
  • Shana was going out of town. That's why she wanted me to keep Sparkles.
  • Morello, he says he's going out of town for a month.
  • I hear you're thinking about taking a trip, going out of town.
  • Actually, my roommate is going out of town for the weekend, and I don't have any special plans for tonight, even.
  • But he's going out of town, so he can only do tonight.
  • My mom's going out of town next week.
  • Very well, then, why were you going out of town?
  • Your wife's going out of town, fella.
  • He also said he was going out of town.
  • He told me that you two going out of town.
  • I'm going out of town, anyway.
  • I'm going out of town on the red-eye.

going out-0f-town

This phrase is incorrect. The hyphen is misplaced and should not be used in this context.

  • I'm going in, I'm going to figure this stuff out, I'm going to spend a year, I'm going to totally deconstruct shame, I'm going to understand how vulnerability works, and I'm going to outsmart it.
  • Any day going nowhere going nowhere Coming down going nowhere going nowhere Coming down going nowhere going nowhere Coming down
  • And keep on going, and going... and going, and keep on going... going...
  • Ready? Keep going, keep going, keep going, keep going, keep going, go, go, go.
  • Here's what you're going to do, you're going to hang up the phone, you're going to walk to your bedroom, you're going to take a hit off that thing, and you're going to go to bed.
  • Keep going, keep going, keep going, keep going.
  • Well, if we don't leave in nine minutes we're not going to be going to Larry's funeral, we're going to be going to Robert and Sol's coming out party.
  • This world that you're going to be talking about tomorrow is going to be completely're not going to be a pilot, you're going to be a passenger.
  • First thing I'm going to do, I'm going to take out your right eye, then I'm going to move over, and I'm going to take our your left.
  • Keeps going, and going, and going, and going.
  • That's why you're going to sit tight, you're going to wait for my next call and then we're going to discuss what you're going to do with me next.
  • And it's just amazing how they're going to keep on going and going and going.
  • You're going to college, and then I'm going to another college the year after that, and we're not going to see each other for four years and then when we do see each other we're both going to be with other people.
  • If they catch me, they're going to throw me back in the hospital, and they're going to ask me a thousand questions, and I'm not going to be able to answer, 'cause I'm going to sound crazy.
  • I'm going to take Tyler's statement, and I'm going to take Ryan's, and I'm going to speak to everyone there to find out what happened, and then I'm going to sort this out.
  • It's going, it's going, it's going, it's going.
  • And he's going to land in a couple of hours, he's going to rent a car, and he's going to come to Long Beach, and he's going to attend one of these fabulous TED dinners tonight.
  • And why is this going to happen? Because we're going to do congestion pricing, we are going to do road tolls, gas taxes are going to become road pricing.
  • We're going out for dinner, and I'm having chicken pie and then we're going home, and then Daddy's going to read to me, and then I'm going to bed.
  • But it's all going to be OK, because I am going to tell you everything, and you're going to understand why I had to keep it from you, and we're going to be fine.

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