Poll: I took it off of him.

I took it off of him.

Good English
Acceptable English
Bad English

Votes: 362
Comments: 3
Added: April 2004

Comments:

kimmikoto - 9th April 2007 00:55
I'm surprised to see, so many acceptables
 
Stuee - 9th September 2009 14:51
I'm surprised to see a comma in the middle of your statement, kimmikoto, and no full stop (period) at the end.

Anyway, what's wrong with it? Ambiguous, yes, but it could be referring to a sweater, for example, in which case it's just fine.
You couldn't just say, "I took it off him," although many do. It might possibly be better to change it to, "I took it from him," but without any context it's impossible to know.

Who writes these polls?
 
ash - 20th July 2010 06:38
What does that mean? The statement..."I took it off of him." ?
 
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