[Vocabulary] fall off versus fall over

[virus99]

Hi forum!

What's the difference in use between fall off and fall over? And does a fall from exist?

And do we use fall off of sometimes?

Thanks in advance!

 

[Rover_KE]

You can fall off your bike.

You can fall over when you're drunk.

You can fall from grace or fall from a tree.

You can fall in love and later you can fall behind with your alimony.

You can fall within a certain percentile.

You can fall about laughing and fall down dead.

BE speakers do not normally say 'off of'. It irritates us a bit.

Rover

 

[virus99]

Thanks! So you can fall from a tree, but you can't fall from a bike? Because you fall off a bike :-??

Thanks a lot ;-)!!

 

[Rover_KE]

So you can fall from a tree, but you can't fall from a bike? Because you fall off a bike :-??

'Fall from a bike' is not a natural collocation.

You fall from a height.

Rover

 

[Barb_D]

And you can fall on your knees.

 

[bhaisahab]

And you can fall out of bed or fall out with your friend. (not necessarily at the same time)

 

[5jj]

No responses for a couple of minutes. Interest in this thread must be falling off.

 

[emsr2d2]

And you can fall on your knees.

Or fall to your knees.

 

[CarloSsS]

BE speakers do not normally say 'off of'. It irritates us a bit.

Is "off of" correct in AmE? Both in formal and informal speech.

 

[birdeen's call]

Hi forum!

What's the difference in use between fall off and fall over? And does a fall from exist?

And do we use fall off of sometimes?

Thanks in advance!

https://www.usingenglish.com/forum/...you-please-check-if-sentence-correct-not.html

 

[Rover_KE]

https://www.usingenglish.com/forum/...you-please-check-if-sentence-correct-not.html

Sorry, BC – I can't see anything in that link that answers post #9.

This one is more relevant.

Rover

 

[birdeen's call]

Sorry, BC – I can't see anything in that link that answers post #9.

This one is more relevant.

Rover

I posted it as a link relevant to the question in the first post. I've added a quote box.

 

[SoothingDave]

Is "off of" correct in AmE? Both in formal and informal speech.

It's certainly fine in informal use. I'm not so sure about formal writing.