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usage of "to put off"



 
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usage of "to put off" #1 (permalink) Sun Mar 09, 2008 20:15 pm   usage of "to put off"
 

Hi, :)

Supposing that a meeting is put off on condition that it will be held 2 days later, can I say We decided to put the meeting off yet another 2 days ?
Or We decided to put the meeting off 2 days ?

Many thanks in advance !
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usage of "to put off" #2 (permalink) Sun Mar 09, 2008 20:42 pm   usage of "to put off"
 

Hi,

I would include 'for' - for yet another 2 days/for 2 days.

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usage of "to put off" #3 (permalink) Mon Mar 10, 2008 10:17 am   usage of "to put off"
 

Would you do the same here, Alan?

We decided to put the meeting off a week.
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