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HUBLOT Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Start off

I started off my speech with a joke.
We started off the meal with shrimp cocktails.
The team started the season off with a 10-game winning streak.
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Is the three off's necessary?
  

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HUBLOT Are the three off's necessary? Nope.

— Mister Micawber

  • HUBLOT Are the three off's necessary?
  • Nope.
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HUBLOTAre the three off's necessary?
Nope.
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Thanks a lot, MM.

Why does the phrasal verb "start off" exist, then?
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'Off' is an adverb of emphasis of initiation or completion:

start off
finish off
level off
cool off
dry off
etc.
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