Smellywelshman Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 Should you want to take something 'off' something then you would type it thus:- "I lifted my pint off the bar" Should you want to use t'other one then the following would be the correct spelling and grammatical context:- "I am a member of the mkiv Supra Owners Club" Pet gripe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy-m2 Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 I allways sound it out -off and ove(of) Lifting off the bar how many ove them are there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smellywelshman Posted April 28, 2008 Author Share Posted April 28, 2008 Aye, but it isn't hard, is it?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 Get of your high horse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smellywelshman Posted April 28, 2008 Author Share Posted April 28, 2008 It's just I'd understand if it was a complex word, but one's three letters long and the others two! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaymdee Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 Yeah, but why do people say things like "I want 3 off 10mm nuts" then - never understod that one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesmark Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smellywelshman Posted April 28, 2008 Author Share Posted April 28, 2008 Same thing, but they are using the wrong off/of whilst butchering the english language at the same time. So it ends up making no sense whatsoever! You can usually make one grammatical error and get away with it, but make two in the same sentence and it's a bit difficult to decipher what you're trying to say. I love whisky, makes me get dead opinionated, and pedantic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 I allways sound it out always Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlotte Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 It annoys me when people mix up of and have. "I could of had" v "I could have had" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smellywelshman Posted April 28, 2008 Author Share Posted April 28, 2008 Hahaha, I'm checking and double checking my posts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smellywelshman Posted April 28, 2008 Author Share Posted April 28, 2008 It annoys me when people mix up of and have. "I could of had" v "I could have had" Pet gripes, everyones got them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 "'There he goes.... One of Gods prototypes" It's God's, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 I can't believe how picky you people can be over something as insignificant as a few letters here and there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaymdee Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 Same thing, but they are using the wrong off/of whilst butchering the english language at the same time. So it ends up making no sense whatsoever! No it's definately a proper mannerism to say off when talking about numbers of units. Maybe it's an engineering term with some deep rooted history (or some berk said the wrong thing and it stuck LOL) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesmark Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 I can't believe how picky you people can be over something as insignificant as a few letters here and there. You should tell that to RedM. It is quite sad really. (but which way?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 No it's definately a proper mannerism to say off when talking about numbers of units. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smellywelshman Posted April 28, 2008 Author Share Posted April 28, 2008 I can't believe how picky you people can be over something as insignificant as a few letters here and there. Dood, of all people you cant talk about picking people up on things they post on here!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlotte Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 Dood, of all people you cant talk about picking people up on things they post on here!!! Oh the irony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smellywelshman Posted April 28, 2008 Author Share Posted April 28, 2008 No it's definately a proper mannerism to say off when talking about numbers of units. Maybe it's an engineering term with some deep rooted history (or some berk said the wrong thing and it stuck LOL) Didn't know that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 Dood, of all people you cant talk about picking people up on things they post on here!!! *whoosh* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smellywelshman Posted April 28, 2008 Author Share Posted April 28, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DevilsAdvocate Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 Get of your high horse shouldn't that be "Get of you're high horse" Roy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digsy Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 Yeah, but why do people say things like "I want 3 off 10mm nuts" then - never understod that one Because when you make turned parts on a lathe the final operation that finishes the part is called "parting off". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesmark Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 shouldn't that be "Get of you're high horse" Roy No it should be your. The rest of the quote I will let you figure out yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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