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Laborious Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Q8: 'Don't take offence of my remarks / words' (What does it mean, teachers?)

Hello teachers, 

What does it mean if somebody says "don't take offence of my remark / words, please"?

Does it mean that the speaker is asking somebody not to take his/her remarks / words ill or not to feel bad about his/her remarks / words? 

Thank you. 
  

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Laborious Does it mean that the speaker is asking somebody not to take his/her remarks / words ill or not to feel bad about his/her remarks / words? Right.

— Mister Micawber

  • Laborious Does it mean that the speaker is asking somebody not to take his/her remarks / words ill or not to feel bad about his/her remarks / words?
  • Right.
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LaboriousDoes it mean that the speaker is asking somebody not to take his/her remarks / words ill or not to feel bad about his/her remarks / words?
Right.
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What does it mean if somebody says "Don't take offence at my remark / words, please"?

Does it mean that the speaker is asking somebody not to take his/her remarks / words ill
Yes. Don't let my words make you angry.
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Thank you, teacher, for your quick reply!

Can we also use the preposition 'about'? eg: Don't take offence about my ...
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LaboriousDon't take offence about my ...
No.
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Clive"Don't take offence at my remark / words, please"?
Thanks a lot to you, Clive, for your reply. Do you mean using 'of' (Don't take offence OF my remark / ...) is wrong, please?
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Laborious Do you mean using 'of' (Don't take offence OF my remark / ...) is wrong, please?
Yes, it is wrong. 'Take offense at' is the collocation.
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