Will this grammar mistake ever be fixed?

I realize grammar is on the low end of fixes at the moment... but this mistake has been here forever.

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What's the error ? Do you think it should be “based on” instead of “based off of” ?
If so, then maybe technically, grammatically, but the stated wording is very commonly used as an alternative. Ain’t no need to change it (lol).

Jedi_Hawke

I don’t understand what your saying. I don’t see the grammar mistake your talking about. I like you’re enthusiasm though.

GroundedWisdom

Yeah this one is debatable. Some feel that "off of" is imperfect, but I don't see it as a major infraction. Lol. More coloquial than anything.

Hamin

"Off of" is incorrect grammar regardless if it's widely used.

E.G.: snuck, ain't, irregardless

Hamin

I don’t understand what your saying. I don’t see the grammar mistake your talking about. I like you’re enthusiasm though.

Well played.

GroundedWisdom

"Off of" is incorrect grammar regardless if it's widely used.

E.G.: snuck, ain't, irregardless

What's funny is I grew up in the Country. If you asked my relatives, the first two are acceptable. At least that's what they learned us. XD

Hamin

"Off of" is incorrect grammar regardless if it's widely used.

E.G.: snuck, ain't, irregardless
What's funny is I grew up in the Country. If you asked my relatives, the first two are acceptable. At least that's what they learned us. XD

So did I.

I know slang like you've never heard.

Sunt: past tense of sent
Tooken: like taken, but more redneck

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SummonerNR

Past tense of Sent ?? Haha (already in past tense form).

bloodyCain

"Off of" is incorrect grammar regardless if it's widely used.

E.G.: snuck, ain't, irregardless

Unfortunately that's what most Americans usually use in their daily speech for a couple of years now which I find so frustrating everytime I hear it.
I'm not American but I know English.
Another one will be "You have to have" which is supposed to be "You need to have". The later sounds better and make you sound like a smart man too.

Hamin

Past tense of Sent ?? Haha (already in past tense form).

It's the paster tense of the past tense.

GroundedWisdom

Past tense of Sent ?? Haha (already in past tense form).
It's the paster tense of the past tense.

Pasterized.

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X_Scott

Ain't nary a one you makin no sense

Mitchell35

*sigh*

If my mom saw this thread..........

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Kpatrix

"Off of" is incorrect grammar regardless if it's widely used.

E.G.: snuck, ain't, irregardless
Unfortunately that's what most Americans usually use in their daily speech for a couple of years now which I find so frustrating everytime I hear it.
I'm not American but I know English.
Another one will be "You have to have" which is supposed to be "You need to have". The later sounds better and make you sound like a smart man too.

*latter not later smh

Hamin

"Off of" is incorrect grammar regardless if it's widely used.

E.G.: snuck, ain't, irregardless
Unfortunately that's what most Americans usually use in their daily speech for a couple of years now which I find so frustrating everytime I hear it.
I'm not American but I know English.
Another one will be "You have to have" which is supposed to be "You need to have". The later sounds better and make you sound like a smart man too.
*latter not later smh

You can't smh at a typo... which more than likely that was.

DarthPhal

Also used by Shakespeare, so yeah.

Hamin

Also used by Shakespeare, so yeah.

He also made up words, so yeah...

And again, just because it's used doesn't make it correct.

GroundedWisdom

I guess there's no getting around it. Humans are inperfect.
XD

DarthPhal

Just because you think it’s incorrect doesn’t make it incorrect either. I personally think your stance on the matter belongs in the loo.

Lrrrr

Also used by Shakespeare, so yeah.
He also made up words, so yeah...

And again, just because it's used doesn't make it correct.

All words are made up.

Hamin

Just because you think it’s incorrect doesn’t make it incorrect either. I personally think your stance on the matter belongs in the loo.

I don't "think" it is. It is.

It's objectively wrong.

DarthPhal

Just because you think it’s incorrect doesn’t make it incorrect either. I personally think your stance on the matter belongs in the loo.
I don't "think" it is. It is.

It's objectively wrong.

Not in American English it isn’t. Get over it.

GroundedWisdom

I guess there's no getting around it. Humans are inperfect.
XD

Was waiting for someone to call me on that. It's ok, people, it was imtentional.

DarthPhal

Will this thread ever be taken off of the forum?

shadow_lurker22

"Off of" is incorrect grammar regardless if it's widely used.

E.G.: snuck, ain't, irregardless
What's funny is I grew up in the Country. If you asked my relatives, the first two are acceptable. At least that's what they learned us. XD
So did I.

I know slang like you've never heard.

Sunt: past tense of sent
Tooken: like taken, but more redneck

Correction sent is past tense of send

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GroundedWisdom

Everyone knows it's sented.