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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
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Base off

Is it correct to say?

He based his research off that.

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Top answer

No, On , not off .

— Clive

  • No, On , not off .
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This would be marginally acceptable if said as:

He took his research off of work done by Professor Smith.

Or

He pulled his research off of studies done by Dr. Smith.
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Do you think . . . off of . . . .is now standard English? Some people don't think so, not quite yet!

Clive
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