Hi Is it OK to say: You live off of the taxes that people pay for you. (Do I need the "of"?)
G GUEST2008 Key Member Joined Feb 20, 2008 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language German Home Country Germany Current Location Sweden Jun 21, 2010 #1 Hi Is it OK to say: You live off of the taxes that people pay for you. (Do I need the "of"?)
A Allen165 Key Member Joined Aug 8, 2009 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language English Home Country Canada Current Location Switzerland Jun 21, 2010 #2 NOT A TEACHER. No, you don't need it. Leaving it out is preferred in formal English.
G GUEST2008 Key Member Joined Feb 20, 2008 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language German Home Country Germany Current Location Sweden Jun 21, 2010 #3 Jasmin165 said: Leaving it out is preferred in formal English. Click to expand... Hi But does it also mean that I CAN use it if I want? ;-)
Jasmin165 said: Leaving it out is preferred in formal English. Click to expand... Hi But does it also mean that I CAN use it if I want? ;-)
A Allen165 Key Member Joined Aug 8, 2009 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language English Home Country Canada Current Location Switzerland Jun 21, 2010 #4 The Grammarphobia Blog Blog Archive Is "off of" so awful?
euncu Senior Member Joined Aug 22, 2009 Member Type Other Native Language Turkish Home Country Turkey Current Location Turkey Jun 21, 2010 #5 ***Neither a teacher nor a native-speaker*** GUEST2008 said: (Do I need the "of"?) Click to expand... An "on" sounds better to me.
***Neither a teacher nor a native-speaker*** GUEST2008 said: (Do I need the "of"?) Click to expand... An "on" sounds better to me.