I lived in Victory Street.
vs
I lived out in Victory Street.
What are the difference between the above two sentences? The second one which I read it on the internet. Is it correct?
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vs
I lived out in Victory Street.
What are the difference between the above two sentences? The second one which I read it on the internet. Is it correct?
Out is used before a location (generally a location using in or on) to suggest distance, either from the present location or the local centre. So "out in Victory Street" (which is weird, I'd've thought it would be on, not in) could mean either Victory Street is some way away from the present location, where the speaker is now, or from the centre of the local town, neighbourhood, city, etc.
Consider the expression "out in the country"; this refers to the countryside, the rural areas, and they are always distant from the local centre.