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User_gary Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

gone off

I have gone off Mr. Bob since he overheard intentionally my talking with my wife.

Is this sentence correct?

Please help me.
  

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I am not familiar with that use. What do you intend 'gone off' to mean, Gary?

  • I am not familiar with that use.
  • What do you intend 'gone off' to mean, Gary?
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I am not familiar with that use. What do you intend 'gone off' to mean, Gary?
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stop liking... seems okay to me.
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Mister MicawberI am not familiar with that use. What do you intend 'gone off' to mean, Gary?

Thank you Mister Micawber and Anonymous.

I meant it as, gone off = stopped liking; as the anonymous suggested.
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User_garyI have gone off Mr. Bob since he overheard intentionally my talking with my wife.

Is this sentence correct?

Please help me.
The first part of the sentence is fine ; the second half of the sentence is a nonsense. Do you mean "since he deliberately listened to me when I talked with my wife"?
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Do you mean "since he deliberately listened to me when I talked with my wife"?
Yes.
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Thank you.

Do you mean "since he deliberately listened to me when I talked with my wife"?
Yes.
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As you can see, Gary, your original sentence is limited in its ability to communicate. The words you have chosen are not universally understood. I suggest you revise to something like this:

I have disliked Mr. Bob ever since he eavesdropped on my private conversation with my wife.

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