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Yoong Liat Posted 19 years ago
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out / of the point

0 00If my composition is not relevant to the topic, do I say "My composition if out of point" or "My composition of off the point" ? 02br
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0My composition is off-topic.0-
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0 Maybe you're looking for the expression "not to the point"?02br
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01cite10CalifJim12cite10Maybe you're looking for the expression "not to the point"?12br
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10In Singapore, many teachers will write 'out of point' when a composition is not relevant to the topic. A native speaker friend of mine told me that it should be
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0 I wouldn't use them. 02br
00 BBC doesn't, it seems. 02br
00 In the same place, "not to the point" is generally used in "not to the extent" contexts. 02br
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00 Try "miss the point," or perhaps "out of focus." 0-
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0 From a dictionary ('Oxford American Dictionaries'): 02br
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01cite10Annvan12cite10From a dictionary ('Oxford American Dictionaries'): "off the point" = irrelevant12blockquote
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00 At Google: 02br
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00 26 from nytimes.com for 01b00"off the point"02b02br
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0Hi Marius02br
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00I've to say that my native speaker friend is not correct because 'out of point' is also used.0-
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01cite10Yoong Liat12cite10I've to say that my native speaker friend is not correct because 'out of point' is also used.12br
10 Well, he was correct in that his proposal is seemingly hitting on more people than yours. 12br
10 If you're, say, a candidate for political office, you should be able to talk "mainstream
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0 Thanks, Marius, for the clarification. I'll have to thank him for pointing out my 'error'. 0-
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