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Sentence #246781

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Hans07 Hans07 March 17, 2011 March 17, 2011 at 5:31:51 PM UTC link Permalink

of or off?

Espi Espi March 17, 2011 March 17, 2011 at 6:34:12 PM UTC link Permalink

Yes, I also think, that it has to be: "of".

sacredceltic sacredceltic March 17, 2011 March 17, 2011 at 9:25:10 PM UTC link Permalink

Well...it's "off"

Espi Espi March 18, 2011 March 18, 2011 at 6:34:09 PM UTC link Permalink

Are you sure? I only know it with "of". Because this has a sense in German.

FeuDRenais FeuDRenais March 18, 2011 March 18, 2011 at 6:42:33 PM UTC link Permalink

"of" is more common, it seems. The connotations, IMO, differ slightly - "off" suggests the size of the discrepancy, while "of" suggests that the discrepancy pertains to the desired mark.

There's numerous discussions on this, I think. Here's one:

http://www.englishforums.com/En...lwrkn/post.htm

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We cannot determine yet whether this sentence was initially derived from translation or not.

My first guess was wide of the mark.

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linked by Alois, January 8, 2011

My first guess was wide off the mark.

edited by sacredceltic, March 17, 2011