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Bamtori Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Get off of me. Why "off"?
I've always wondered why the "off" was used in here as the sentence seems complete without it. Please help.
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Although, like you, some grammarians find the adverb + preposition reudundant when the preposition alone will suffice, it is a common collocation in natural English: I got off of the train at 57th Street.
- Although, like you, some grammarians find the adverb + preposition reudundant when the preposition alone will suffice, it is a common collocation in natural English: I got off of the train at 57th Street.
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Although, like you, some grammarians find the adverb + preposition reudundant when the preposition alone will suffice, it is a common collocation in natural English: I got off of the train at 57th Street.
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Although, like you, some grammarians find the adverb + preposition reudundant when the preposition alone will suffice, it is a common collocation in natural English: I got off of the train at 57th Street.
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