Off of

Or as they say darn sarf git orf art of it!

Can't imagine. Perhaps they think it should be railway station?

I'm glad we have this thread. Please tell me what is wrong with number 22 on this list

Americanisms

Thank you.

Non-errors

About halfway down there's a good explanation of the use of off of.

Excellent example of how to use off of wot

I ain't bovered if you say get off of 'ere!

Not lully........you...ha ha!

Yes. Behave yerself Lullydully.

How rude and aggressive.

I do feel there is a lot of fuss over dialect usage.

We all know how to speak in grammatical English but have a right to feel comfort in community speech used when growing up or where we live. Language is dynamic and rich.

I was not shocked at the word. Have been known to use it myself, but not on a public forum. Enough said ?

Peace and love man, anyway.

Well, being so shocked at the word 'fuck' doesn't seem to tie in with being hippie-ish. But perhaps you mixed with a better class of hippie.

Jinglbellfrocks , why are you confused?

Another horror which appears to be creeping back is "I should of went". My grammar is not perfect but that is diabolical.

My English isn't perfect by any means but off/of, their/they're/there and the likes drives me absolutely mad!!! I just can't understand people not knowing the difference, and the correct word to use. ???

No. Thank you.

jingl, if you aren't a pedant, leave the Corner to those of us who like to quibble about correct grammar and usage. Please.

Lovely to find so many as irritated by 'bored of' as I am. Did it come from 'tired of' perhaps? Also dislike 'different to'.

I am trying to stop saying I 'hate' things. 5 year old grandson says it too much. We're telling him 'don't like' is preferable.

BBbevan I see your profile says you are a "bit of an old hippie*. Really?!

Anya

Somehow, it seems to me that it's how it arises in conversation.If you want to stress the getting something off of something else, you are more likely to use the two words together. We use language to communicate with each other. So it follows that we choose the way that seems to do this most effectively. Anything else is perhaps simply being anal.

BBbevan thank you for my first laugh-out-loud of my day.