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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Reflect off/reflect off of

Light reflects off/reflects off of the mirror. Is there any difference between these two?
  

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Light reflects off the mirror. Light bounces off the mirror. The (surface of the) mirror reflects light.

  • Light reflects off the mirror.
  • Light bounces off the mirror.
  • The (surface of the) mirror reflects light.
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2 Answers
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Light reflects off the mirror.
Light bounces off the mirror.
The (surface of the) mirror reflects light.
I wouldn't use "Light reflects off of the mirror."
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Thank you for your reply

When will you use "reflect off of"? As I have seen some articles using this phrase.

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