The "Totem Pole" feature has been off-bounds to climbers...

0 Climbers are 01i00not permitted02i00 to climb on the rock formation called the 'Totem Pole." ("Off-limits" could also be used.) 0-

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01cite10Jackson661212cite10What do the following sentences mean?12br
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11font10Clint Eastwood's movie 11i10The Eiger Sanction12i10 was partly filmed in Monument Valley. The "Totem Pole" feature has been 11b11font10off-bounds12f

0 "Off-bounds" did sound strange to me, but "off-bounded" sounds even stranger. Actually, now that I think about it some more, I think it should have been either "off limits" or "out of bounds" -- I think the writer inadvertently blended those two phrases. 0-

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01cite10Khoff12cite10"Off-bounds" did sound strange to me, but "off-bounded" sounds even stranger. Actually, now that I think about it some more, I think it should have been either "off limits" or "out of bounds" -- I think the writer inadvertently blended those two phrases. 12blockquote

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0 Why does it have to be a past participle? How about an adjective? I realize that possible substitutions, such as "forbidden" or "closed" can be past participles, but in this sentence I think they would just function as adjectives. "Off-limits" is an adjective. 0-

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01cite10Khoff12cite10Why does it have to be a past participle? How about an adjective? I realize that possible substitutions, such as "forbidden" or "closed" can be past participles, but in this senctence I think they would just function as adjectives. "Off-limits" is an adjective.12blockquote

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0Hi, Jackson.02br
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01font00The "Totem Pole" feature has been 01b00off-bounds02b00 to climbers since the movie was filmed here.02font02br
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00That's the sentence we're talking about, right? I don't think it is in passive voice.02br
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00The area has been 01b00

0 Hi Jackson02br
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00The verb 'be' is frequently followed by an adjective. A past participle 01b00can02b00 function as an adjective. However, participles do not always function as adjectives in a sentence. 02br
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00Saying "off-limited" or "off-bounded" is not possible since "off-limit" and "off-bound" are not verbs. The pa

0Yes, I think Khoff has it exactly right - the writer mixed up "out of bounds" with "off limits" to come up with this, which is not a standard or idiomatic way to say it. "off-limits" is the correct version.02br
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00(At least, in the US. Perhaps another speaker from the UK or elsewhere will come to tell us that off-bounds is okay in their dialect.)0-

0Hi Jackson,02br
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00People are giving you good explanations!05002br
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00Best wishes, Clive010id1