Topic: Why do Americans say "off of"?

Anonymous A started this discussion 1 year ago #121,188

https://minichan.net/topic/121178#reply_1325381

Just say "off". You don't need the "of".

Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 1 year ago, 1 hour later[^] [v] #1,325,386

We're attempting to not sound like chavs. We like our words.

Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU joined in and replied with this 1 year ago, 13 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,325,389

Because it sounds wrong to not include of it.

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tteh !MemesToDNA joined in and replied with this 1 year ago, 57 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,325,393

Shakespeare didn't seem to mind!

How camest thou so?
A fall off of a tree.

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tteh !MemesToDNA double-posted this 1 year ago, 44 seconds later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,325,394

@1,325,389 (Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU)
Does it? It sounds wrong to include of it to me.

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Anonymous E joined in and replied with this 1 year ago, 3 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,325,395

Americans are retarded. Even when they're trying to be fancy they say "from whence" instead of "whence".

Kook !!rcSrAtaAC joined in and replied with this 1 year ago, 19 minutes later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,325,408

Do they say it or type it?

Anonymous G joined in and replied with this 1 year ago, 1 hour later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,325,414

I think it's ok to say it but then you also have to say on on me.

Anonymous H joined in and replied with this 1 year ago, 15 hours later, 19 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,325,507

They also say "different than". It's like they have something against the word "from".

Chuffed !m8sJfgzmLE joined in and replied with this 1 year ago, 7 hours later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,325,534

Get off of my ass!

shit, you might be right

Anonymous J joined in and replied with this 1 year ago, 1 month later, 1 month after the original post[^] [v] #1,334,060

@1,325,414 (G)
onto and offof

dw !p9hU6ckyqw joined in and replied with this 1 year ago, 4 hours later, 1 month after the original post[^] [v] #1,334,087

It's retarded when people say english should be spelled this way or grammarized that way because this is not a defined language and has NO rules

Anonymous L joined in and replied with this 1 year ago, 3 hours later, 1 month after the original post[^] [v] #1,334,097

@previous (dw !p9hU6ckyqw)

Typical Johnny Foreigner attitude here

Anonymous J replied with this 1 year ago, 1 hour later, 1 month after the original post[^] [v] #1,334,101

@1,334,087 (dw !p9hU6ckyqw)
medium-hard agree

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boof joined in and replied with this 1 year ago, 1 hour later, 1 month after the original post[^] [v] #1,334,138

and yet "out of" is standard all over, excepting the song "Move, bitch, get out the way".

Anonymous N joined in and replied with this 1 year ago, 12 minutes later, 1 month after the original post[^] [v] #1,334,140

@OP
In the near future Luigi will be saying - Get off of my asshole.

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 1 year ago, 2 hours later, 1 month after the original post[^] [v] #1,334,144

@previous (N)

> In the near future Luigi will be saying - Get off of my asshole.

Doubtful, he looks fruity as fuck.

dw !p9hU6ckyqw replied with this 1 year ago, 34 minutes later, 1 month after the original post[^] [v] #1,334,149

@1,334,097 (L)
I actually just described English speakers attitude to their own arguably a language

Kook !!rcSrAtaAC replied with this 1 year ago, 4 minutes later, 1 month after the original post[^] [v] #1,334,151

@1,334,144 (A)
I think he looks bisexual at the most

Anonymous L replied with this 1 year ago, 1 hour later, 1 month after the original post[^] [v] #1,334,161

@1,334,149 (dw !p9hU6ckyqw)

So confidently incorrect. In fact, English has more rules than any other language.

Anonymous O joined in and replied with this 1 year ago, 4 hours later, 1 month after the original post[^] [v] #1,334,183

@previous (L)
Not true. Try learning Czech, for example.

Anonymous J replied with this 1 year ago, 48 minutes later, 1 month after the original post[^] [v] #1,334,185

@1,334,161 (L)
English has suggestions. French has rules.

dw !p9hU6ckyqw replied with this 1 year ago, 3 hours later, 1 month after the original post[^] [v] #1,334,188

@1,334,161 (L)
Please show the english rulebook

Anonymous O replied with this 1 year ago, 26 minutes later, 1 month after the original post[^] [v] #1,334,190

I just jacked off of.

Anonymous L replied with this 1 year ago, 4 hours later, 1 month after the original post[^] [v] #1,334,203

@1,334,188 (dw !p9hU6ckyqw)

I suggest Duolingo

dw !p9hU6ckyqw replied with this 1 year ago, 1 hour later, 1 month after the original post[^] [v] #1,334,208

@previous (L)
Donkey brain

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