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   user4055@newsgrouper.org.invalid to All   
   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 I'd like to know if "based off" has completely superseded "based on".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?   
      
      
      
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   >>>  Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa  ----- Who (other than that   
   actress) is a celebrity from South Africa?   
      
                Does she speak that local language?   
      
      
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         I recently watched a great  documentary  related to  -------   Orange is   
   the new Black.   
      
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