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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
off and off of
Which of these two questions is written correctly?
Which bridge did the man jump off?
Which bridge did the man jump off of?
Should I only use "of" if there is going to be a subject following it?
Which bridge did the man jump off?
Which bridge did the man jump off of?
Should I only use "of" if there is going to be a subject following it?
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Are you learning Brit. Eng. or a form of Amer.
- Are you learning Brit.
- Eng.
- or a form of Amer.
- Eng.?
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Which bridge did the man jump off?
Which bridge did the man jump off of?
Both are acceptable; the second is less formal.
Which bridge did the man jump off of?
Both are acceptable; the second is less formal.
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I'm an American teaching conversational English in Thailand. I would not use the "of", but once in a while I run into conflicts because the one of the Thai teachers might be using an English book that uses Brit. English.
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Because off is a perfectly good preposition, it doesn't need the further assistance of of. You could also simply use from.
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