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Yoong Liat Posted 19 years ago
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walked / walked off

0I walked 01b00off 01i00 02i02b00to the shop.02br
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00I walked to the shop02br
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00Are both sentences correct? If so, what is the difference between the two sentences?0-
  

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0 'I walked off to the shop' means 'I walked/went away (possibly angrily) to the shop', whereas 'I walked to the shop' simply suggests that I went to the shop on foot.0-
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1b00When I am leaving my friend's house after visiting him or her, can I say, "I'm going off" or should I say, "I'm leaving"?02b02br
01b00Does "going off" also imply anger as in the sentence "I'm going off to the shop" ?02b02br
01b00Thanks in advance.02br
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0Hi,02br
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01font00When I am leaving my friend's house after visiting him or her, can I say, "I'm going off" or should I say, "I'm leaving"? 02font02br
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01font00Does "going off" also imply anger as in the sentence "I'm going off to the shop" ?02font02br
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0 Yes, it works for "leaving/departing": 02br
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01b00go off02b02br
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01b003 a02b00 01b00:02b00 to go forth or away 01b00: 01a00DEPART02a02b00<had to si
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00I walked 11b10off 11i10 12i12b10to the shop. 12br
10 I walked to the shop12blockquote
10Beginning with the second one, this is the neutral statement. There is movement on foot to the destination without any comment on the departure or the origin of the motion. It is a simple descr
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