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    Why do people say off of?

    No offence meant here - I make mistakes but this is such a very common errot. It is not correct to say "He fell off of it" "I have gone off of eating cakes" It is just "off it" or "off eating cakes". 

    +2  Views: 536 Answers: 4 Posted: 13 years ago

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    Good point.  Now you have me thinking.

    Poppy3

    fish girl - after clu's answer, not sure he was serious. I googled this it has been bugging me for years and off of is poor grammar and incorrect.

    Another one is (Where are you at)? Instead of where are you?

    Poppy3

    Yes 1967 but this is just deviation in a way People who say this mean where are you at not in place but in mind e.g. " did you hear the question where are you at" they could be thinking about anything but what is being discussed e.g. what shall I get for the dinner tonight - not concentrating, or going off on a tangent saying something not connected with the subject - not an example of bad grammar.Just a phrase.

    I'm guilty of this one and I pride myself in using proper grammar...Duh.............!

    Because they want you to have the details of what they  are off.  I guess! LOL

    Poppy3

    clu - I can see that but it is not grammatically correct - you are just giving me a funny answer, and I am smiling.


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