[Idiom] take my eye off

[shibli.aftab]

There's lots of beautiful women in this bar, but I can't take my eyes off you.
There's lots of beautiful women in this bar, but I can't take my eyes off from you.
There's lots of beautiful women in this bar, but I can't take my eyes off of you.

Which sentence is correct?

 

[bhaisahab]

In BrE the first one would be correct in writing, if you changed "there's" to "there are". In speech, the first one would sound OK.

 

[shibli.aftab]

In BrE the first one would be correct in writing, if you changed "there's" to "there are". In speech, the first one would sound OK.

In the conversation I have listened third one. Is it correct?
There are lots of beautiful women in this bar, but I can't take my eyes off of you.

 

[Raymott]

There are lots of beautiful women in this bar, but I can't take my eyes off of you.

That's the American version - at least some Americans use "off of".

 

[jwstesol]

None are correct, British or American. Grammar is grammar on both sides of the pond. There is a lot of beautiful women here, but I can't keep my eyes off of you or there are lots of beautiful women here, but I can't keep my eyes off of you.

 

[jwstesol]

That's the American version - at least some Americans use "off of".

It is correct both sides of the pond. There isn't a major difference difference in grammar between American and British.

 

[Rover_KE]

In my experience, most native BE speakers consider that the 'of' in 'off of' is redundant.

 

[MikeNewYork]

@ jwstesol: From what I have learned just on this forum, I could write a book on the differences. In most cases, the differences are minor, but there are many.

 

[Jaskin]

hi,
Please note I'm not a teacher nor a native speaker.

If you really weren't able to take off your eyes of her you wouldn't notice the lots of beautiful women around.


Cheers.

 

[MikeNewYork]

Guys in bars have a third eye for surveillance. :lol:

 

[Raymott]

There isn't a major difference difference in grammar between American and British.

I wasn't referring to AmE v BrE. I meant that Americans tend to say "off of", whereas other don't. In Australia (as I think I mentioned in another thread) it's used by people who tend toward substandard usages. I don't know whether this applies elsewhere.