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- dispose of dispose off - WordReference Forums
"The company wants to dispose off the equipment " Is this sentence correct Iam confused whether it is dispose of or dispose off as I see a lot of sentences that use dispose off But when I searched I could just find that dispose of is the phrasal verb that should be used Please help
- Im off next week vs Ill be off next week | WordReference Forums
Ditto, and to (2) you could add "I won't be in next week" In fact, you could take a week off trying to decide which one to use They are all in the same register, and for normal conversational purposes (no deep metaphysical debates, please folks!) they all mean the same thing Sometimes you can have too many choices in life
- Once-off or One-off - WordReference Forums
Hello, Does anyone know what is the difference between 'once-off' and 'one-off' or whether once-off is used across the English-speaking world? Recently an English colleague corrected me when I used 'once-off' instead of 'one-off' I'm wondering if 'once-off' is actually hiberno-English as I would always have used it more commonly than 'one-off'
- The alarm goes on goes off - WordReference Forums
Alarm goes off: "To go off" means "to trip, to start sounding" Something has triggered the alarm, and it went off (started sounding, flashing lights, what not) This is about the ACTION that happens when someone trips the alarm The alarm goes on - usually it means the alarm itself The alarm signal goes ON In order for the alarm to go OFF That is, different places in the system are being
- Off Vs Off to | WordReference Forums
Sentence (b) is correct, but the phrase "off to Scotland" uses be off, not off to The to is part of to Scotland This is meaning 34 of "off" in the WordReference dictionary: 34 starting on one's way; leaving [be + off] I'm off to Europe on Monday Some other examples of how "off" is used this way: After breakfast, we'll be off
- live on vs live off - WordReference Forums
Hallo, Which one is correct " Lampreys live on blood that they suck out'' or '' they live off blood that they suck out'' Thank you in advance
- day-offs or days-off - WordReference Forums
In an email, I want to say : "Sorry I didn't answer your email earlier because I had several days off to take and I was out of my office last week" So I wasn't sure if the correct expression is "day offs" or "days off" ?
- A ways off - WordReference Forums
Hi Will you please tell me what does the phrase "A ways off" mean and why the indefinite article is used with plural noun in the context bellow A ways off, in the kitchen window of my house, you could see my mom’s outline standing at the sink, one elbow raised up and poked out sideways
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