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Anonymous Posted 8 years ago
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Grabbed it off the table? Or from the table?

Hello, English native speakers.

Could you tell me which one sounds more natural to you?

1. He grabbed a doughnut off the table and squashed it.

2. He grabbed a doughnut from the table and squashed it.


FYI, he's sitting at his desk and was angry.

I'd appreciate if if you could enlighten me how different they are.

Cheers!

  

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, except that grab . . off sounds a little more violent.

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  • , except that grab .
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  • off sounds a little more violent.
  • If he is at his desk, where is the table?
  • Squashing a donut sounds an odd, and very messy, thing to do.
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No real difference., except that grab . . . off sounds a little more violent.

If he is at his desk, where is the table?

Squashing a donut sounds an odd, and very messy, thing to do.

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