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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Cut off or rip off

Is it natural to cut off a piece?

You write a list of groceries a scratch paper and then cut or rip a piece off.

The piece of scratch paper is too long. Could you cut off a piece of it.

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For paper, cut implies an instrument like scissors. Rip and tear don't. Say "This piece of scratch paper is too long.

— Deadrat

  • For paper, cut implies an instrument like scissors.
  • Rip and tear don't.
  • Say "This piece of scratch paper is too long.
  • " "Rip off" is slang, at least in the US, for steal.
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For paper, cut implies an instrument like scissors. Rip and tear don't.

Say "This piece of scratch paper is too long. I'm going to tear off a piece of it."

"Rip off" is slang, at least in the US, for steal.
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What is "a scratch paper"?
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AnonymousWhat is "a scratch paper"?
'A' is wrong. 'Scratch paper' is any sort of otherwise waste writing paper which can be recycled for personal memos, etc.
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Mister Micawber AnonymousWhat is "a scratch paper"?'A' is wrong. 'Scratch paper' is any sort of otherwise waste writing paper which can be recycled for personal memos, etc.
Where is that used? The US?
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AnonymousWhere is that used? The US?
At least. Both Cambridge and Collins dictionaries include the phrase, however.
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