. There are a few exceptions, which I don't recall unless I'm using them; 'cried out' is one of them. Sometimes adding the 'out' makes the meaning clearer, although even 'cried' may be sufficient, depending on the context and structure of the sentence.
I check my internal grammar monitor whenever I use 'out' with a manner of speaking. In - moaned out, groaned out, shouted out, snapped out, snarled out, roared out - the 'out' adds nothing. But 'forced out', 'ground out' and 'pointed out' need to go together. (IMO, YMMV.) .
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25/3/09 15:51 (UTC)There are a few exceptions, which I don't recall unless I'm using them; 'cried out' is one of them. Sometimes adding the 'out' makes the meaning clearer, although even 'cried' may be sufficient, depending on the context and structure of the sentence.
I check my internal grammar monitor whenever I use 'out' with a manner of speaking. In - moaned out, groaned out, shouted out, snapped out, snarled out, roared out - the 'out' adds nothing. But 'forced out', 'ground out' and 'pointed out' need to go together. (IMO, YMMV.)
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