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|    Re: Off is the new on    |
|    19 Dec 25 00:58:41    |
   
   XPost: alt.usage.english, rec.puzzles   
   From: HenHanna@NewsGrouper   
      
   Steve Hayes posted:   
      
   > Could someone who has access to those Ngram thingies check a   
   > comparison of:   
   >   
   > 1. based on   
   > 2. based off   
   > 3. based out of   
   >   
   > for   
   >   
   > a: US usage   
   > b: non-US usage?   
   >   
   > I'd like to know if "based off" has completely superseded "based on".   
   >   
    How in the world did you get that impressin?   
      
      
      
   __________________   
      
      
   >>> Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa ----- Who (other than that   
   actress) is a celebrity from South Africa?   
      
    Does she speak that local language?   
      
      
   __________________   
      
      
    I recently watched a great documentary related to ------- Orange is   
   the new Black.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   
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