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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Better off

"Leave it better off" VS. "Leave it better"

Is there a meaning difference you can sense between them? Thank you in advance.
  

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The difference is basically the one between better and better off. "better-off" is the comparative of "well-off", which means in a favourable situation. When a person is better off ( (not) doing/having something), he or she is now in a better/more favourable situation that he or she used to be.

— Ivanhr

  • The difference is basically the one between better and better off.
  • "better-off" is the comparative of "well-off", which means in a favourable situation.
  • When a person is better off ( (not) doing/having something), he or she is now in a better/more favourable situation that he or she used to be.
  • If, on the other hand, he or she is better, they now either feel better, they are better at something than somebody else, their conduct is better etc.
  • Sometimes, you can use either but with a difference in meaning.
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The difference is basically the one between better and better off. "better-off" is the comparative of "well-off", which means in a favourable situation. When a person is better off ( (not) doing/having something), he or she is now in a better/more favourable situation that he or she used to be. If, on the other hand, he or she is better, they now either feel better, they are better at something th
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