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Hans51 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

"located off of"

"This site is located off of the city."

Is "of" here optional like 'take my mind off (of) you"?

And what is a meaning difference between 'be located off of' and 'be located in' here?

Thank you so much in advance.
  

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Hans51 This site is located off of the city. I don't believe I've ever heard "off the city" or "off of the city". In any case it doesn't mean "in the city".

— CalifJim

  • Hans51 This site is located off of the city.
  • I don't believe I've ever heard "off the city" or "off of the city".
  • In any case it doesn't mean "in the city".
  • I can only assume it means "away from the city, but not very far away from it".
  • CJ
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Hans51This site is located off of the city.
I don't believe I've ever heard "off the city" or "off of the city". In any case it doesn't mean "in the city". I can only assume it means "away from the city, but not very far away from it".

CJ
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Hans51"This site is located off of the city."
"This site is located in the outskirts of the city."
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Thank you so much and I am sorry about replying too late but I have found some sentences used with 'be located off of'.

This is Yeongjong-do Island, located off of Korea's western port city of Incheon.

And then, by any chance, the word site is not suitable with 'be located off of' but island or land is fine with 'be located off of'? Or the phrase is just an u
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Hans51This is Yeongjong-do Island, located off of Korea's western port city of Incheon.
The meaning of "off" here is "offshore." Anything that is surrounded by water (floating or not) can be offshore, including "site."

The site of the ancient shipwreck was located off of the Hellespont where the vessel had apparently struck rocks and sunk.
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Hans51This is Yeongjong-do Island, located off of Korea's western port city of Incheon.
My opinion: "off of" is a horrible monstrosity. There is never any justification for it.

This is Yeongjong-do Island, located off Korea's western port city of Incheon.
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GPYMy opinion: "off of" is a horrible monstrosity. There is never any justification for it.
See the "Usage note" here:
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/off+of?r=66

Usage note The phrasal preposition off of is old in English, going
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