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Peaceblinkfriend Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

'no offense to somebody'

Do we say 'no offense to somebody' or 'no offense towards somebody'?

Is it a formal or old-fashioned thing to say?

Thank you

PBF
  

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It's hard to tell, the way you've phrased it. 'Somebody' sounds odd here. Perhaps you could supply a sample sentence with some context?

— Mister Micawber

  • It's hard to tell, the way you've phrased it.
  • 'Somebody' sounds odd here.
  • Perhaps you could supply a sample sentence with some context?
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It's hard to tell, the way you've phrased it. 'Somebody' sounds odd here. Perhaps you could supply a sample sentence with some context?
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Thanks for your reply Mister Micawber. I meant to say that 'somebody' could be substituted with a person's name. An example to illustrate what I meant would be 'Helen is not qualified for this position. No offense to her of course.'

Thank you

PBF
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Yes, I think to/toward are both OK and the expression is in use. At least, it sounds natural enough to me.
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I appreciate the follow-up Mister Micawber. I wonder what are the other ways native speakers of English use to express this idea of meaning no menace?

Thank you

PBF

[edit] corrected typo
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'Nothing personal' is a common phrase:

The foreign minister rejected also claims of rivalry between herself and the prime minister saying that she had "nothing personal against Olmert." ...

User commented in "Sorry Hostgator, it’s nothing personal".

Media Is The Masses: Nothing Personal, It's Just Business
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