On Fri, 30 Jan 2009 04:30:41 +0000, Frederick Williams
<frederick.williams2@tesco.net> wrote:
>gustavfenk@googlemail.com wrote:
>>
>> 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)" ?
>
>No. "Off" is technical usage in this case and so may not square with
>everyday idioms.
Okay, so what does it mean in that context?
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