Grammar question.

Dracata · 27 Jul 2011 at 16:34

"Missed off of" or "Missed off from".

e.g.

"The biggest upside is that items aren't missed off of our customer's bills."
"The biggest upside is that items aren't missed off from our customer's bills."

Go.

Gackt · 27 Jul 2011 at 16:36

"Missed off"

Lakeland · 27 Jul 2011 at 16:36

I see both work ok? I would use the second though.

bazaarboy · 27 Jul 2011 at 16:36

"The biggest advantage is that items are not omitted from our customers' bills"

vicisthebest · 27 Jul 2011 at 16:37

The biggest upside is that items aren't missed off our customers' bills...?

I don't think you need either!

Participant · 27 Jul 2011 at 16:37

Not sure which are correct, but I'd say neither:

'The biggest upside is that items aren't missed off our customer's bills'.

Dracata · 27 Jul 2011 at 16:37

bazaarboy said:
"The biggest advantage is that items are not omitted from our customers' bills"

Not looking for alternatives, as i'm sure there are plenty, just looking for the general consensus as to which people would choose

bazaarboy · 27 Jul 2011 at 16:39

Dracata said:
Not looking for alternatives, as i'm sure there are plenty, just looking for the general consensus as to which people would choose

what if neither option sounds professional or correct??

jp_bl_68 · 27 Jul 2011 at 16:39

Gackt said:
"Missed off"

This, if you want to use "missed".

bazaarboy said:
"The biggest advantage is that items are not omitted from our customers' bills"

But this is better.

"off of" should become "from".

iamtheoneneo · 27 Jul 2011 at 16:39

"The biggest advantage is that items are not supercalifragilisticexpialidocious from our customers' bills"

yep sounds about right to me.

Morbius · 27 Jul 2011 at 16:46

Dracata said:
"Missed off of" or "Missed off from".

Neither. They both sound awful. "Omitted from" would be better. Failing that I would use "left off".

dazzerd · 27 Jul 2011 at 16:49

Both are grammatically correct whether they are suitable is a different question! They are quite unusual ways of saying what you are trying to say.

Sunbed · 27 Jul 2011 at 16:53

"That items aren't missed off of our customer's bills the biggest upside is."

gillywibble · 27 Jul 2011 at 16:56

Neither.

Mr Jack · 27 Jul 2011 at 17:05

gillywibble said:
Neither.

+1

Vonhelmet · 27 Jul 2011 at 18:13

Both are clunky. Use the omitted sentence that someone suggested.

kylew · 27 Jul 2011 at 18:32

Neither, sounds like awful grammar, even if they're technically "correct", "off of" nearly always sounds wrong anyway.

"The biggest upside is that items aren't missing from our customers' bills."

I'd suggest that is the best alternative without changing too much.

andicole0 · 27 Jul 2011 at 18:37

This will help.

http://www.grammarbook.com/grammar/probPrep.asp

Andi.

manic111 · 27 Jul 2011 at 18:41

Neither are right, so you might as well go with either. I'd go with omitted if I were you though.

TheMightyTen · 27 Jul 2011 at 18:46

Dracata said:
Not looking for alternatives, as i'm sure there are plenty, just looking for the general consensus as to which people would choose

Why would you not look for an alternative when both of your suggestions are terribly constructed american sentences but you were given a very well constructed english sentence? :confused: