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Stevenukd Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

MIND OFF OF IT

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001. I can't tell anyone about this, and I especially can't tell my friends. Because I know they wouldn't want me around anymore.02br
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00- I think "...........00wouldn't00 want me to be around them anymore" is better", right?02br
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002. I think what you should do now is get into a relationship with a girl to help take your mind off of it. 02br
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00- "help take your mind off of it" means "help not thinking about it", right? and I think "take your mind 01b01font00out02font02b00 of it" is better, right?02br
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00Thanks very much to Teachers,02br
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00 Stevenukd.0-
  

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01. Both sentences are ok. The original is probably more commonly said.

— Nona the brit

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  • Both sentences are ok.
  • The original is probably more commonly said.
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  • No, you can't change it to out.
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01. Both sentences are ok. The original is probably more commonly said. 'around' is understood to mean 'around them'.02br
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002. No, you can't change it to out. Out doesn't make any sense. 'take your mind off it' is an idiom and you need to use off. You can't just change words in an idiomatic phrase. Also, it's usually off it rather than off of it.0-
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