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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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expressions in america
where did the term" off of " come from? and acrost?
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Off of is a common phrasal preposition and acrost is the phonetic spelling of a regional substandard pronunciation of across . The latter is unacceptable in formal written English.
- Off of is a common phrasal preposition and acrost is the phonetic spelling of a regional substandard pronunciation of across .
- The latter is unacceptable in formal written English.
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Off of is a common phrasal preposition and acrost is the phonetic spelling of a regional substandard pronunciation of across. The latter is unacceptable in formal written English.
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Off of is a common phrasal preposition and acrost is the phonetic spelling of a regional substandard pronunciation of across. The latter is unacceptable in formal written English.
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