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Ridgewang Posted 20 years ago
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Why 'off' is used as a unit like 'piece'?

0 I often see "off" used as a unit like "piece", "set" or "unit". Yet only in commercial and formal context and by British.02br
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00 Why? any particular rules?02br
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00 Tks in advance.02br
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