That's What They SayTWTS: Can't take our eyes off "off of"
The 1967 song "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" was one of Frankie Valli's biggest hits. It's been covered by dozens of artists, including rapper Lauryn Hill. Listeners of a certain age probably remember Heath Ledger's interpretation in the 1999 romantic comedy "10 Things I Hate About You." This song is also one of the first things we thought of when a listener asked us about the construction "off of."
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TWTS: Staving off questions about "staffs" and "staves"
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TWTS: Prior to adding "to," no one cares about "previous" and "prior"
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TWTS: All available uses of "avail"
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