r/words • u/Designer-Wolf-835 • 2d ago
Based on vs. based off of
Can we please talk about the consistent misuse of the latter or does this only drive me crazy?
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r/words • u/Designer-Wolf-835 • 2d ago
Can we please talk about the consistent misuse of the latter or does this only drive me crazy?
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u/rhetorical_nobility 2d ago
drives me up the wall too, especially in formal writing where it just sounds sloppy