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Alc24 Posted 16 years ago
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MAKE MONEY OFF vs ON
Off vs ON
1 How come he gets to choose the side of the bed he sleeps on.
2 God made it so that you gave birth right when you one the lottery.
Thank you
- He makes money off/on me. I sell it to him for 50 and he sells it to his friend for 70.
1 How come he gets to choose the side of the bed he sleeps on.
2 God made it so that you gave birth right when you one the lottery.
Thank you
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He makes money out of/from me. I sell it to him for 50 and he sells it to his friend for 70. -- "out of" is most natural to me in informal English.
- He makes money out of/from me.
- I sell it to him for 50 and he sells it to his friend for 70.
- -- "out of" is most natural to me in informal English.
- "off" is common but substandard in my opinion.
- "on" feels unusual.
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He makes money out of/from me. I sell it to him for 50 and he sells it to his friend for 70. -- "out of" is most natural to me in informal English. "off" is common but substandard in my opinion. "on" feels unusual.
1 How come he gets to choose the side of the bed he sleeps on? -- OK in informal English (apart from the missing question mark).
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1 How come he gets to choose the side of the bed he sleeps on? -- OK in informal English (apart from the missing question mark).
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