English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
TO EAT OUT or TO EAT OUTSIDE?
It’s so hot in the room so I decided to ~eat out~ (nonstandard).
It’s so hot in the room so
I decided to ~eat outside~ (standard).
To eat outside means to eat your food in the open air (outdoors).
She is a terrible cook so her husband ~eats outside~ often (nonstandard).
She is a terrible cook so her husband *eats out* often (standard).
If you eat out, you have a meal in a restaurant rather than at home.
GAB
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