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Can I skip "out" from "You're in charge out here"?

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Rebecca

Yes, you can omit "out" in this sentence and just say "you're in charge here". The preposition "out" in this context is just used to emphasize the location of being "outside". However, you don't need to emphasize this and so you could drop the term "out" in this sentence.

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