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    I don't think it's redundant; I think it's wrong. A number doesn't outnumber a population; one population outnumbers another population. If "the number of men and women studying part-time" is (say) 54, then the sentence means: 54 outnumbered those studying full-time. That's not right. The subject of "outnumber" needs to be the thing you're counting, not the result of counting them. Similarly, you would not say: "The number of cats outnumbers the dogs", but rather "The cats outnumber the dogs." I would, however, say "The men and women..." - I think the "the" helps.
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    June 20, 2020
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    By the way, you'll also hear "I'm heading home" (no "back") or "I'm heading to work", etc., pretty often.
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    June 19, 2020
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    They're essentially the same. I'd probably tend to say "heading back" if I've gone somewhere with some people and I'm going back to the place where we started. Example: "I'm tired -- you can stay at the museum but I'm heading back to the hotel." But "going back" would be absolutely fine here too.
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    June 19, 2020
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    I think it's grammatically correct but the meaning is obscure. I would tend to turn it around: "You're reading about it, but do you really want to know about it?"
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    June 18, 2020
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    My vote among your six would be 4. People might even just say: The candy store is left of the watch shop, though in all of these cases it's very hard to avoid sounding like you mean immediately to the left.
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    June 18, 2020
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    Responding to Scott -- I don't think "were" would work here, with the "you would think" construct. "You'd think he was a professional athlete" -- yes, but I wouldn't say "You'd think he were a professional athlete." I would however say "If he were a professional athlete", etc. (I'm not just being a reverse snob :-) ).
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    June 17, 2020
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    Definitely "only once" would be more idiomatic in almost every situation -- but I could imagine something like "Why do you keep going there?" and then, in a firm voice: "I have been there ONCE ONLY." Or "I am going to say this once only, so listen carefully." It would be only for emphasis, though.
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    June 17, 2020
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    I'll just add that without the "would" part, it would have to be "is" -- for example, "When people see Laura in make-up, they think she is 17." But with the "would think", either is understandable but I believe that "was" is technically more correct.
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    June 17, 2020
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    I think a more common expression would be to erase a bad memory.
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    June 17, 2020
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    The easiest way to demonstrate the difference(s) is with examples: "I don't care about the rain" -- the rain isn't a problem for me, doesn't bother me "I don't care for the rain" -- I do not like the rain Normally you wouldn't not just say "I care about the rain" but maybe in response to a question: "Don't you care about the rain?" "Yes, I do care about the rain" or to give emphasis: "I care a great deal about how people address me." More usage: "Would you care for another cup of coffee?" -- very polite way of asking if you want more coffee "I care deeply for you" -- different usage, indicating positive emotions So there's a lot of possible examples, but basically "care for" means you like something, "care about" indicates whether or not something is important to you. (By the way, in older books I've seen "care about" being used to indicate liking something or, usually, in the negative meaning not liking it: "I don't care about [we would now say 'for'] the way you're talking to me." But as far as I know it's not used that way any more.)
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    June 17, 2020
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