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| I go off = I am off = I leave, IMO, Cantik. Could mean that. |
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| #3 (permalink) Fri Jul 25, 2008 10:14 am Go off usage |
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yes very dangerous!
the problem with this sentence is the use of "can"
If she is telling you she is leaving then she shouldn't be using "can"...otherwise she is just stating her ability to leave.
terms and phrases used in English in this situation include:
I'm heading out
I'm going out
I'm going to head off in a minute
I think she is possibly combining "go out" and "head off" |
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| #4 (permalink) Fri Jul 25, 2008 10:15 am Go off usage |
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Ya, I know. But don't you find it akward just a little? Well, maybe it's just me. Thanks for your thought anyway, always appreciate it. :)
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| #5 (permalink) Fri Jul 25, 2008 10:21 am Go off usage |
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Hi,
The trouble with 'go off' is that it has other meanings that can confuse. To me (and perhaps it's only me) go off often means go bad as in: You can't eat that. It's gone off. And of course it has other meanings, too. That's why it's probably best to say: I'm off.
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| #6 (permalink) Fri Jul 25, 2008 10:21 am Go off usage |
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| Benjamin wrote: |
yes very dangerous!
the problem with this sentence is the use of "can"
If she is telling you she is leaving then she shouldn't be using "can"...otherwise she is just stating her ability to leave. |
Ya, I think you're right there. It makes more sense now.
| Benjamin wrote: |
terms and phrases used in English in this situation include:
I'm heading out
I'm going out
I'm going to head off in a minute
I think she is possibly combining "go out" and "head off" |
This sounds more dangerous to me...:D
So is it okay to say "I'm going off early"?
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| #7 (permalink) Fri Jul 25, 2008 10:24 am Go off usage |
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Yes I would find it very awkard, and slightly humourous. If you make a joke about her being a bomb (as I would have to do) then it might be a good way/oppurtunity to also correct her.
But there is a degree of correctness needed to get a point across in English which I guess she achieved :) |
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| #8 (permalink) Fri Jul 25, 2008 10:24 am Go off usage |
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I find that sentense strange (either she thinks she is a bomb or a slice of cheese :) )
I don't think native speakers really use that, though I might be on the wrong side
I would express it this way I'm planning to (go home)/(punch out)/(get off (work)) early today
Edit: while I was preparing my post, Alan already answered your question :) |
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| #9 (permalink) Fri Jul 25, 2008 10:25 am Go off usage |
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Wow, you guys are so quick with the replies today. I am having trouble catching up!
And yes Alan, we share the same uneasiness towards "go off". So I am going to take your advice, and stick to "I'm off".
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| #10 (permalink) Fri Jul 25, 2008 10:28 am Go off usage |
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| siCantikManis wrote: |
| Benjamin wrote: |
terms and phrases used in English in this situation include:
I'm heading out
I'm going out
I'm going to head off in a minute
I think she is possibly combining "go out" and "head off" |
This sounds more dangerous to me...:D
So is it okay to say "I'm going off early"? |
what..."head off" sounds dangerous? oh yeah...i guess it does :D
well you can't win I guess.
no, as Alan suggested "to go off" can mean a bomb or food and doesn't really mean to leave
if you wanted to use "go" and "off" then I would use the phrase "I'm going to head off in a minute" |
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| #11 (permalink) Fri Jul 25, 2008 10:37 am Go off usage |
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| lost_soul wrote: |
I find that sentense strange (either she thinks she is a bomb or a slice of cheese :) )
I don't think native speakers really use that, though I might be on the wrong side
I would express it this way I'm planning to (go home)/(punch out)/(get off (work)) early today
Edit: while I was preparing my post, Alan already answered your question :) |
Thanks Lost_soul. In this case, she is not going home, but to a dinner with me. But get off sounds fine to me.
And by the way, we don't have punch cards here. :D So I can't use that, I think.
Thanks for the great examples, though.
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| #12 (permalink) Fri Jul 25, 2008 10:40 am Go off usage |
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| Benjamin wrote: |
what..."head off" sounds dangerous? oh yeah...i guess it does Very Happy
well you can't win I guess. |
Next time, Benjamin...;)
Thanks people! Haihao, you too bro...:)
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| #13 (permalink) Fri Jul 25, 2008 11:23 am Go off usage |
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| How did you figure out I was a bro... not a sis..., Cantik? From Haihao, the Chineselike name? :) I'm curious again! |
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| #14 (permalink) Fri Jul 25, 2008 14:36 pm Go off usage |
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Is it not a boy's name? And plus, you don't sound like a sis. ;)
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| #15 (permalink) Fri Jul 25, 2008 19:19 pm Go off usage |
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| You bet. And I bet you know Chinese. :) |
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