of or off?
Yes, I also think, that it has to be: "of".
Well...it's "off"
Are you sure? I only know it with "of". Because this has a sense in German.
"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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