Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Located off of Highway 441
English answer:
located close to highway 441
English term
Located off of Highway 441
Could "off of" be a typo? if not, does it mean that the property is close to Highway 441?
Aug 17, 2009 08:24: Michael Powers (PhD) Created KOG entry
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United States
US Court Cert. 1980 Ph.D. 1981
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
located close to highway 441
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worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
close to/at the exit of Highway 441
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Note added at 7 mins (2009-08-06 02:39:27 GMT)
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"off of" is a tautology but accepted in the US
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Note added at 9 mins (2009-08-06 02:40:52 GMT)
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perfectly good US English :)
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Note added at 12 mins (2009-08-06 02:44:13 GMT)
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and I say this as a purely linguistic observation
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