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Magda Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Buy off

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00what does "buy off" mean here: "I could have bought this dress off you"? 02br
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02i 00 This use of 01i 00of02i 00 is now obsolete but 01i 00off02i 00 still basicly means more or less the same as 01i 00(away) from02i 00 in many contexts. '02br 02br 00Cheers02br 00CB0-

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  • 02i 00 This use of 01i 00of02i 00 is now obsolete but 01i 00off02i 00 still basicly means more or less the same as 01i 00(away) from02i 00 in many contexts.
  • '02br 02br 00Cheers02br 00CB0-
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0 Hi Magda02br
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00We usually buy things 01i00from02i00 a person but at one time 01i00of02i00 was used and a trace of that remains in a rather vulgar: 01i00to buy something off a person.02i00 This use of 01i00of02i00 is now obsolete but 01i00off02i00 still bas
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0Thank you a lot, Cool Breeze 05000 .02br
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00Have a nice Sunday,02br
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