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Gene93 Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

live on/live off

Hello,
Wouldn't it be better to use "live on" instead of "live off" in this sentence: "He lived off cookies and chocolate for about two months."?

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Yes, I think on is the proper preposition here. "Live off" sounds more like someone else is paying the bills: he lived off his parents until he was 21 years old.

— Philip

  • Yes, I think on is the proper preposition here.
  • "Live off" sounds more like someone else is paying the bills: he lived off his parents until he was 21 years old.
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Yes, I think on is the proper preposition here. "Live off" sounds more like someone else is paying the bills: he lived off his parents until he was 21 years old.
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In that sentence "lived on" works; "lived off" doesn't.
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