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Off of...is this grammatically correct?

clairegwen, 24 August, 2008 at 00:01 Posted on Off Topic Posts 0 15

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I've just finished reading a Martina Cole book. It quite often has the sentence 'off on' as in 'She pulled her off of him'. Is this one of those regional sayings? I have come across it before but it really bugs me because to me it doesn't sound right. Surely it should read "She pulled her off him"?! My partner who is Scottish says it is grammatically correct!

Just a bit of late night pondering !!

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Latest activity by Beans, 25 August, 2008 at 18:13

Hoobygroovy · 24 August, 2008 at 00:07
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Egads, no it is not correct! The 'of' is entirely unnecessary.
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FizzyLizzy · 24 August, 2008 at 07:48
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It is wrong. Scott Mills says it all the time and it does my head in!

Edited for crap grammar lol!
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Mr JK · 24 August, 2008 at 08:52
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I think it's grammatically correct (if hideous) in American English, but absolutely not on this side of the pond.
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JK · 24 August, 2008 at 08:59
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I'm conscious that I sometimes say it, but I'm Kentish and common, so when screeching at the children my native dialect will tend to betray me.

That said, I'd never write it down, it looks dreadful.
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Mrs Winkle · 24 August, 2008 at 09:58
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I hhhhate it. I shall never read one of her books now.*

* - not that I had plans to anyway. ?
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Hoobygroovy · 24 August, 2008 at 10:11
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I'm not so sure. I think it's more common in American English but I found this on an American grammar site:
Correct: Take your shoes off the bed. Incorrect: Take your shoes off of the bed.
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clairegwen · 24 August, 2008 at 11:21
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Thank you for all the replies. Its nice to know I was right for once ?
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bostongirl · 25 August, 2008 at 15:21
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No, but 95% of Americans would say it is. I'm guessing its an American author.
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Smint · 25 August, 2008 at 15:28
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"You're just too good to be truuuuuuuuuue

Can't take my eyes off of yoooooooooou . . . . . "
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Hoobygroovy · 25 August, 2008 at 15:31
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I believe she's an Essex girl.
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Beginner October 2008
freckleface30 · 25 August, 2008 at 15:33
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I often say it but as a west country girl I suppose my grammar has a lot to be desired lol
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SophieM · 25 August, 2008 at 16:41
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If it were, this would be the OOT forum ?
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lobster · 25 August, 2008 at 17:29
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Americans use it constantly, in fact I've just editied 2 docs drafted by a senior lawyer which had this in!
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cjb · 25 August, 2008 at 17:53
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? ? Excellent - I shall add that to my list of 'grammatically incorrect songs I can no longer listen to', headed up Aerosmiths 'Don't want to miss a thing' which is off the list for using the same word twice in one sentence!
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