Timeline for Stand out in the crowd vs from the crowd
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| Sep 29, 2020 at 16:49 | vote | accept | Inspectorgadget | ||
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| Sep 29, 2020 at 11:25 | comment | added | Edwin Ashworth | I'm discussing how I find it's used. | |
| Sep 29, 2020 at 11:22 | comment | added | Greybeard | I can't agree. It is hard, if not impossible, to commit "the etymological fallacy." when the semantics rather than the origin is discussed. "He stands out / He is outstanding" is the basic meaning; "from/in the crowd" explains how it is done. Nevertheless, "from/in the crowd" often, but not always, merely serves an emphatic function but, occasionally, is a useful distinction. | |
| Sep 29, 2020 at 11:10 | comment | added | Edwin Ashworth | In actual use, I've seen very little difference in meaning. Though I've already mentioned the obvious (and basic, non-ELU standard) difference in central sense associated with the prepositions, leaving the analysis there is committing the etymological fallacy. | |
| Sep 29, 2020 at 11:03 | history | answered | Greybeard | CC BY-SA 4.0 |