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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Get off vs. get off at vs. get off from

A. You might want to get off this station.
B. You might want to get off at this station.
C. You might want to get off from this station.

1. Which of the sentences above is/are natural?
2. If two or all are possible, is there any difference among them?

I would very much appreciate your assistance.
  

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I would personally choose B. as the best option out of the 3.

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I would personally choose B. as the best option out of the 3.
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Thank you very much, Bernice, for your response.

Would you say the other options are not natural?
I believe all the sentences have the same meaning, do they?

Again, thank you for your advice.
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Not really. In this case you definitely need the preposition at before 'this station' since you are mentioning the place.
However, you could also say the following:

You might want to get off the bus here/at the next stop...

I wouldn't say 'You might want to get off from this station' though.
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I see the preposition 'at' is necessary before the place mention, but incorrect if 'at' is used before a mode of transportation.

Thank you very much for that clarification. It's clear to me now.
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