Then and Than

[Jim Richards]

They're coming...

[Danimal16]

Jim,

Love it! LMAO

[Porsche_monkey]

One more, from the moron sportscasters:

"The ball bounced off of his head". No. It bounced off his head.

[MrScott]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160349077639&viewitem=&sspagename=ADME%3AB%3ASS%3AUS%3A1123

Check out the description. "Ask for Hamlet" -- seriously?

[Amail]

Originally Posted by Porsche_monkey

One more, from the moron sportscasters:

"The ball bounced off of his head". No. It bounced off his head.

I guess I have something in common with moron sportscasters, then. Why is this bad grammar?

[masraum]

Originally Posted by Porsche_monkey

One more, from the moron sportscasters:

"The ball bounced off of his head". No. It bounced off his head.

See. Apparently, off of is more common in the US that UK. According to these links, neither is necessarily wrong. "Off of" is commonly called an idiom.

here
here
and here

[Porsche_monkey]

Originally Posted by Amail

I guess I have something in common with moron sportscasters, then. Why is this bad grammar?

Originally Posted by Porsche_monkey

One more, from the moron Canadian sportscasters:

"The ball bounced off of his head". No. It bounced off his head.

Apparently it is accepted in some countries. Not here. Well it is now, but it's not supposed to be.

[DanielDudley]

Originally Posted by MrScott

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160349077639&viewitem=&sspagename=ADME%3AB%3ASS%3AUS%3A1123

Check out the description. "Ask for Hamlet" -- seriously?

That was incorrect. He meant to say ''Ask for Piglet.''. Seriously.

[kaisen]

I hate when people spell bumper as 'bumber'
It happens way more than you would think

[masraum]

Originally Posted by kaisen

I hate when people spell bumper as 'bumber'
It happens way more than you would think

Yes, I've seen it. Not nearly as common as stopping a car with "breaks", but....