Are the prepositions correct?
He hit the gas to try to drop the body off of the car, but instead it rolled into the windshield and made it impossible for him to see anything.
Are the highlighted prepositions correct? (with 'into' I don't mean through the windshield)
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He hit the gas to try to drop the body off off of the car, but instead it rolled into the windshield and made it impossible for him to see anything. Are the highlighted prepositions correct? (with 'into' I don't mean through the windshield) into is OK.
- He hit the gas to try to drop the body off off of the car, but instead it rolled into the windshield and made it impossible for him to see anything.
- Are the highlighted prepositions correct?
- (with 'into' I don't mean through the windshield) into is OK.
- You could also say against .
- off of is not correct English.
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He hit the gas to try to drop the body off off of the car, but instead it rolled into the windshield and made it impossible for him to see anything.
Are the highlighted prepositions correct? (with 'into' I don't mean through the windshield)
into is OK. You could also say against.
off of is not correct English.
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