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Subject: "off" or "of" when listing quantities.
Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2008 04:53:06 -0800 (PST)
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Which is the correct word to use, "of" or "off", when listing
quantities? I often see "off" used and it just looks wrong. For
example -
"Six-inch widgets - 4 off"
shouldn't it be "4 of", with this being a shortened form of "4 of
(those)" ?
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