I notice that most Americans (I'm not American) say "off of". It's not grammatically correct, is it.
2007-10-27 09:12:34 · 5 answers · asked by Buju's-baby! 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Sorry, maybe I shouldn't have said "most Americans", that was a bit general. Perhaps just the ones that I have heard.
2007-10-27 09:29:27 · update #1
You're correct in saying that "off of" is not grammatically correct, but you're wrong when you say that "most Americans" use this expression. Most of us know that it is redundant.
2007-10-27 09:24:17 · answer #1 · answered by Elaine P...is for Poetry 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
And who other than Frankie Valli, American I thought, sang You're just too good to be true.
Can't take my eyes OFF OF you.
Great song by the way.
Also, the big Disney to do, High School Musical has a song named Can't take my eyes OFF OF you. Yes high SCHOOL musical, it's right here:
http://www.lyrics.com/lyric.php?id=40210
Just a thought. ;-)
2007-10-27 16:51:08 · answer #2 · answered by Tony 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when two prepositions are next to each other, the first one is really an adverb desribing the verb right before it. So in "We got off of the boat", off is an adverb modifying got and of the boat is a preopostional phrase.
2007-10-27 16:29:25 · answer #3 · answered by Kimberly V 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
'Off of' is incorrect according to an English grammar book written by an American.
correct: I can't take my eyes off you.
incorrect: I can't take my eyes off of you
2007-10-27 16:43:03 · answer #4 · answered by cidyah 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No it's not.
2007-10-27 16:19:51 · answer #5 · answered by goingcrazy121 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋