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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
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Hello,
I think I understand the meaning of this sentence, but I don't see very clear the meaning of this "OFF THAT" in that context.
Could someone help me?:
'You could write twenty or more songs OFF THAT one melody by slightly altering it.'
Thanks in advance, Jo.
I think I understand the meaning of this sentence, but I don't see very clear the meaning of this "OFF THAT" in that context.
Could someone help me?:
'You could write twenty or more songs OFF THAT one melody by slightly altering it.'
Thanks in advance, Jo.
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off means from in many contexts thus from that melody
- off means from in many contexts thus from that melody
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so here off = from? Is it commonly used? Could you give me any other examples?
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search Yahoo with
"off that one song"
or
"off that song"
(quotation marks are important)
and you will find enough examples
"off that one song"
or
"off that song"
(quotation marks are important)
and you will find enough examples
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I don't think it's that common, David, but it's not uncommon either.
"Build off of" is one way it's used - can you build off of Mary's story idea to turn it into a full novel. Ironically, you can say "build on" to mean the same thing.
Maybe it's also short for "spin off." A spin off on TV is a series that is developed based on (or off
"Build off of" is one way it's used - can you build off of Mary's story idea to turn it into a full novel. Ironically, you can say "build on" to mean the same thing.
Maybe it's also short for "spin off." A spin off on TV is a series that is developed based on (or off
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Hi,
can you build off of Mary's story idea ?
You hear some people say this today, but to me it's clearly incorrect. I'd say can you build off Mary's story idea ?
Best wishes, Clive
can you build off of Mary's story idea ?
You hear some people say this today, but to me it's clearly incorrect. I'd say can you build off Mary's story idea ?
Best wishes, Clive
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You could write twenty or more songs [off / based on / derived from] that one melody by slightly altering it.
CJ
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CJ
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What do spin off and build off mean, as in spin off ideas and build off Mary's story idea?
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I think most of the replies here have answered the original question very well.
As for "spin off" and "build off," I think "off" here is being used to mean "something that comes from something/somewhere else."
It's like talking about an airplane "taking off" from the ground.
By the way, isn't "build off" different from "build on"? From what I understand to "build on" an
As for "spin off" and "build off," I think "off" here is being used to mean "something that comes from something/somewhere else."
It's like talking about an airplane "taking off" from the ground.
By the way, isn't "build off" different from "build on"? From what I understand to "build on" an
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build on X, as you say, has to do with adding to what you began with, i.e., adding to X.
build off X, in contrast, has to do with building something new, using the original X as the model.
CJ
build off X, in contrast, has to do with building something new, using the original X as the model.
CJ
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