don't get it #4

[wendy]

"I was on your Web site, and you have some pictures and videos of your partying like ******* animals"

1.Is it grammatical and not clumsy

It's rather clumsy- it also means something slightly different- it suggests that the partying was probably a one-off event

what does it mean?? "a one-off event"??

[MikeNewYork]

"I was on your Web site, and you have some pictures and videos of your partying like ******* animals"

1.Is it grammatical and not clumsy

It's rather clumsy- it also means something slightly different- it suggests that the partying was probably a one-off event

what does it mean?? "a one-off event"??

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For TDOL. (I'm not sure what one-off means either).

My guess is it means a one-time event, something that has happened before and won't happen again. +|

[shane]

For TDOL. (I'm not sure what one-off means either).

My guess is it (a one-off event) means a one-time event, something that has happened before and won't happen again. +|

I'm not TDOL, but I can tell you that you are right Mike! You don't use 'one-off' in AE?

[MikeNewYork]

For TDOL. (I'm not sure what one-off means either).

My guess is it (a one-off event) means a one-time event, something that has happened before and won't happen again. +|

I'm not TDOL, but I can tell you that you are right Mike! You don't use 'one-off' in AE?

I've only seen it on this forum.

[Tdol]

Shane's right; it's a common enough term in the UK.

[MikeNewYork]

Shane's right; it's a common enough term in the UK.

So I gather. Any idea whence it came? :?

[Tdol]

I have no idea- is it something to do with hunting?

[Tdol]

PS- It has a plural.

[MikeNewYork]

PS- It has a plural.

How can a one-time event have a plural?

[Tdol]

You could have a series of events, each of which was unique.