got off (from) work
Marius Hancu
I got off FROM work at 9 last night.
Any difference between the versions with and without "from?" Same
frequency at Google Books.
I seems to me that several meanings are involved: "leave with
permission," "depart from the place," etc.
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Thanks.
Marius Hancu
James Hogg
In my British English I wouldn't have "from" at all if it's used in the
sense of being allowed to leave.
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James
Guy Barry
"Marius Hancu" <marius...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hello:
>
> I got off FROM work at 9 last night.
>
> Any difference between the versions with and without "from?" Same
> frequency at Google Books.
I'd say "got off work" without the "from". To me it has a connotation of
slightly illicit activity, as in "I got off work early because my boss
wasn't in".
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Guy Barry
Marius Hancu
How about if used for just leaving at the end of the day, as on a
regular basis?
Thank you both.
Marius Hancu
Guy Barry
> How about if used for just leaving at the end of the day, as on a
> regular basis?
I probably wouldn't use either, but if it had to be one it'd be "got off
work".
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Guy Barry
James Hogg
If you leave at the end of your normal working hours it's not a matter
of "getting off".
Marius Hancu
> >>> I got off FROM work at 9 last night.
> > How about if used for just leaving at the end of the day, as on a
> > regular basis?
>
> If you leave at the end of your normal working hours it's not a matter
> of "getting off".
That's really surprising.
What would you say in that circumstance then?
I'm looking at Google Books:
58 on "I got off work at * o'clock"
http://tinyurl.com/yext3rm
and in most of the cases this is what it seems, leaving at the day of
the end of some regular hours, but can't tell, as I don't have the
full contexts.
Thanks.
Marius Hancu
the Omrud
Meanwhile, "I got off at work" is something quite different.
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David
Marius Hancu
> >>> I got off FROM work at 9 last night.
> > How about if used for just leaving at the end of the day, as on a
> > regular basis?
>
> If you leave at the end of your normal working hours it's not a matter
> of "getting off".
I'm not getting this feeling from this dictionary:
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finish work: get off (something)
to finish work and leave the place where you work at the end of the
day:
I usually get off at six o'clock.
What time do you get off work?
http://www.ldoceonline.com/Illness+and+Disability-topic/get
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The first example has "usually" included, thus I'd not assume this
leaving is done at some irregular times, but on a regular schedule.
Marius Hancu
LFS
Really? I'm sure I must have said at some time "I'm getting off now"
when leaving work at the usual time.
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Laura
(emulate St. George for email)
LFS
Unless the bus stopped right outside, perhaps.
the Omrud
I got off on the bus? Even worse.
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David
James Hogg
I'm the wrong person to be talking about this subject since I've been
wholly self-employed for the last 25 years. It's that long since I got
off work.
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James
Pablo
> I got off FROM work at 9 last night.
>
> Any difference between the versions with and without "from?" Same
> frequency at Google Books.
Got off work...
Got away from work...
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Pablo
Robert Bannister
I can't say I was happy with the original sentence, but "got off from
work" seemed to me to have the special meaning of "get off": escape from
either without permission or with the help of a pretext. Without the
rather awkward "from", I agree with you that it could just mean "left"
or "finished".
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Rob Bannister