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minus-squareGreyShucklinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down13·7 months agoIf they do, it is probably to avoid grammar like ‘off of’.
minus-squareEmpricorn@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·7 months agoDo people often throw themselves off precipices around you?
minus-squareGreyShucklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·7 months agoNo. Perhaps because when I get paid to write about science, I don’t use grammar like that.
If they do, it is probably to avoid grammar like ‘off of’.
Do people often throw themselves off precipices around you?
No. Perhaps because when I get paid to write about science, I don’t use grammar like that.