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- BestBouclettes ( @BestBouclettes@jlai.lu ) 13•2 months ago
When you ask why, some people answer why not
- boredsquirrel ( @boredsquirrel@slrpnk.net ) 12•2 months ago
Can I say that I think “off of” is the ugliest language construct I have ever seen?
- Telorand ( @Telorand@reddthat.com ) 4•2 months ago
But how else could you possibly say, “Get that weak shit off of my track?”
Perhaps you just don’t like it in places where “from” would be appropriate…?
- boredsquirrel ( @boredsquirrel@slrpnk.net ) 3•2 months ago
“Away from”
- tyler ( @tyler@programming.dev ) 3•2 months ago
well that means something different. in @Telorand@reddthat.com’s example,
off of
would imply taking the car or whatever physically off of the track, even if only by a few feet, whileaway from
would mean something further removed, like out of the complex or down the street.- boredsquirrel ( @boredsquirrel@slrpnk.net ) 3•2 months ago
In german we dont have that XD it works
Just “weg von” thats it.
- tyler ( @tyler@programming.dev ) 2•2 months ago
I see.
- Telorand ( @Telorand@reddthat.com ) 1•2 months ago
But what if you don’t want it away, you just want it off but nearby?
- odium ( @odium@programming.dev ) 1•2 months ago
Outta
- AutomaticJack ( @AutomaticJack@beehaw.org ) 4•2 months ago
Agreed. They could just drop the “of” and make it more elegant and just as clear, imo.
- adr1an ( @anzo@programming.dev ) 1•2 months ago
Locking, since it’s a duplicate from last week… https://programming.dev/post/16349345