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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

lived off/on

The wife lived off/on her husband's paycheck until she found a job in the foreign country.

Which preposition is correct? Is there any difference?
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'On' is better. We lived 'off'' the land, planting our own vegetables, etc.

— Philip

  • 'On' is better.
  • We lived 'off'' the land, planting our own vegetables, etc.
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'On' is better. We lived 'off'' the land, planting our own vegetables, etc.
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New2grammarshe found a job in the foreign country.

It should be 'a', not 'the'. Do you agree?
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Yoong Liat
New2grammarshe found a job in the foreign country.

It should be 'a', not 'the'. Do you agree?

It depends on whether we know which foreign country from the full context.

If not then 'a' should be used.
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optilangshe found a job in the foreign country.
If the country is known, shouldn't it be stated rather than referring it as the foreign country?

For example, she found a job in China.
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She just moved to Italy to be with her husband and as a result, she was jobless. While looking for a job in the foreign country, she was living on her husband's paycheck.

I don't quite understand what annoys you, Yoong Liat. Isn't it a common style? Woudl you repeat Italy again? I guess it's possible but it wouldn't be elegant, IMO.
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New2grammarShe just moved to Italy to be with her husband and as a result, she was jobless. While looking for a job in the foreign country, she was living on her husband's paycheck.


I don't quite understand what annoys you, Yoong Liat. Isn't it a common style? Woudl you repeat Italy again? I guess it's possible but it wouldn't be elegant, IMO.

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My opinion is that new2grammar is right about that the.Emotion: nodding??
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