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Vdb Posted 10 years ago
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slack off

1. Why are you slacking off at work?
2. Why are you slacking off on work?

Which of the above two are correct?
  

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vdb Which of the above two are correct? Both are possible, I suppose, but the first is more usual, where 'at work' means 'on the job'. #2 would sound better with 'on your/the work'.

— Mister Micawber

  • vdb Which of the above two are correct?
  • Both are possible, I suppose, but the first is more usual, where 'at work' means 'on the job'.
  • #2 would sound better with 'on your/the work'.
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vdbWhich of the above two are correct?
Both are possible, I suppose, but the first is more usual, where 'at work' means 'on the job'.
#2 would sound better with 'on your/the work'.
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Thank you! "I have been slacking off on/at reading." Is this sentence correct?
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vdb"I have been slacking off on/at reading." Is this sentence correct?
Yes, with 'at' the more normal choice again, I think. 'Off on' is going to be avoided by most speakers unless there is a strong reason for it, like 'I turned the light off on the balcony.'
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