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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

The use of "to" or "on"

Hello! I don't know if I should use "to" or "on" in this situation: a patch fell off of a t-shirt, so do I say I'm gonna sew the patch back to the t-shirt or I'm gonna sew the patch back on the t-shirt?
  

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Anonymous a patch fell off The opposite of 'off' is 'on', so you sew the patch back on . CJ

— CalifJim

  • Anonymous a patch fell off The opposite of 'off' is 'on', so you sew the patch back on .
  • CJ
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Anonymousa patch fell off
The opposite of 'off' is 'on', so you sew the patch back on.

CJ
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Anonymousfell off of a t-shirt
The word "of" is superfluous.
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Anonymousso do I say I'm gonna sew
Please use the standard written form 'going to' in this language forum.
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Anonymous Anonymousfell off of a t-shirt The word "of" is superfluous.
I couldn't agree more. This is one of my top pet hates. "off of" is just horrible. "off" is always sufficient.
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