Ordered it Offline vs Ordered it Online
I'm new to this site so i don't know the proper formatting for questions here.
My friends and I were having a debate whether or not saying "I ordered it offline" was a correct way to say "I ordered it online" or "I ordered it off the internet". It seems as though its more of a preference however are they all grammatically correct, and which one do you use/hear more often?
UPDATE
I didn't make it clear enough, when I'm referring to "I ordered it offline" I am referring to ordering something online or off the internet
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I'm new to this site so i don't know the proper formatting for questions here.
My friends and I were having a debate whether or not saying "I ordered it offline" was a correct way to say "I ordered it online" or "I ordered it off the internet". It seems as though its more of a preference however are they all grammatically correct, and which one do you use/hear more often?
UPDATE
I didn't make it clear enough, when I'm referring to "I ordered it offline" I am referring to ordering something online or off the internet
grammaticality
asked Apr 20 '15 at 14:19
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10615
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If you want to say you ordered something from the internet, you can say "I ordered it online". I don't really understand what you're asking though. Are you asking if you can also say "I ordered it offline" to mean the same thing??
– Brandin
Apr 20 '15 at 14:27
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"I ordered it offline" would only ever be used by a native speaker as a jocular way to express that he bought it "in real life", in a brick-and-mortar store. Both "I bought it online" and "I bought it off the internet" and perfectly idiomatic and mean you ordered it through a website. The former is more common in my circles (AmE speaker).
– Dan Bron
Apr 20 '15 at 14:28
offline is the opposite of online. For example, you can set your browser to "offline mode" and this means it won't connect to the Internet. So, offline would be reasonable to interpret as the opposite of 'online'.
– Brandin
Apr 20 '15 at 14:33
2
Also I think maybe there's some confusion in the question. When you say "I ordered it off the Internet", the "off" in this sentence has nothing to do with "offline". Offline simply means "not online". When you take something "off" something else, it means that the something else behaves like a storage area or platform from which you can remove something. So in that sense, it may make some sense to say that you took something "off the Internet" (even though I've never used this construction)
– Brandin
Apr 20 '15 at 14:36
1
@inVINCEable No. If one person said it, I would ask him "How is ordering it 'offline' different from ordering it online?" It's possible that when that person says "offline", he really means "online" because he's not clear on the difference. For example, I notice some people use the word "backslash" when they mean "forward slash" or vice versa because they're not certain of the difference of these two glyphs. But that doesn't mean that "backslash" is a 'slang' for "forward slash". If you can understand what they mean it's best to ignore such idiolect terminology.
– Brandin
Apr 20 '15 at 14:46
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I'm new to this site so i don't know the proper formatting for questions here.
My friends and I were having a debate whether or not saying "I ordered it offline" was a correct way to say "I ordered it online" or "I ordered it off the internet". It seems as though its more of a preference however are they all grammatically correct, and which one do you use/hear more often?
UPDATE
I didn't make it clear enough, when I'm referring to "I ordered it offline" I am referring to ordering something online or off the internet
grammaticality
asked Apr 20 '15 at 14:19
inVINCEableinVINCEable
10615
I'm new to this site so i don't know the proper formatting for questions here.
My friends and I were having a debate whether or not saying "I ordered it offline" was a correct way to say "I ordered it online" or "I ordered it off the internet". It seems as though its more of a preference however are they all grammatically correct, and which one do you use/hear more often?
UPDATE
I didn't make it clear enough, when I'm referring to "I ordered it offline" I am referring to ordering something online or off the internet
grammaticality
grammaticality
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If you want to say you ordered something from the internet, you can say "I ordered it online". I don't really understand what you're asking though. Are you asking if you can also say "I ordered it offline" to mean the same thing??
– Brandin
Apr 20 '15 at 14:27
4
"I ordered it offline" would only ever be used by a native speaker as a jocular way to express that he bought it "in real life", in a brick-and-mortar store. Both "I bought it online" and "I bought it off the internet" and perfectly idiomatic and mean you ordered it through a website. The former is more common in my circles (AmE speaker).
– Dan Bron
Apr 20 '15 at 14:28
offline is the opposite of online. For example, you can set your browser to "offline mode" and this means it won't connect to the Internet. So, offline would be reasonable to interpret as the opposite of 'online'.
– Brandin
Apr 20 '15 at 14:33
2
Also I think maybe there's some confusion in the question. When you say "I ordered it off the Internet", the "off" in this sentence has nothing to do with "offline". Offline simply means "not online". When you take something "off" something else, it means that the something else behaves like a storage area or platform from which you can remove something. So in that sense, it may make some sense to say that you took something "off the Internet" (even though I've never used this construction)
– Brandin
Apr 20 '15 at 14:36
1
@inVINCEable No. If one person said it, I would ask him "How is ordering it 'offline' different from ordering it online?" It's possible that when that person says "offline", he really means "online" because he's not clear on the difference. For example, I notice some people use the word "backslash" when they mean "forward slash" or vice versa because they're not certain of the difference of these two glyphs. But that doesn't mean that "backslash" is a 'slang' for "forward slash". If you can understand what they mean it's best to ignore such idiolect terminology.
– Brandin
Apr 20 '15 at 14:46
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show 2 more comments
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If you want to say you ordered something from the internet, you can say "I ordered it online". I don't really understand what you're asking though. Are you asking if you can also say "I ordered it offline" to mean the same thing??
– Brandin
Apr 20 '15 at 14:27
4
"I ordered it offline" would only ever be used by a native speaker as a jocular way to express that he bought it "in real life", in a brick-and-mortar store. Both "I bought it online" and "I bought it off the internet" and perfectly idiomatic and mean you ordered it through a website. The former is more common in my circles (AmE speaker).
– Dan Bron
Apr 20 '15 at 14:28
offline is the opposite of online. For example, you can set your browser to "offline mode" and this means it won't connect to the Internet. So, offline would be reasonable to interpret as the opposite of 'online'.
– Brandin
Apr 20 '15 at 14:33
2
Also I think maybe there's some confusion in the question. When you say "I ordered it off the Internet", the "off" in this sentence has nothing to do with "offline". Offline simply means "not online". When you take something "off" something else, it means that the something else behaves like a storage area or platform from which you can remove something. So in that sense, it may make some sense to say that you took something "off the Internet" (even though I've never used this construction)
– Brandin
Apr 20 '15 at 14:36
1
@inVINCEable No. If one person said it, I would ask him "How is ordering it 'offline' different from ordering it online?" It's possible that when that person says "offline", he really means "online" because he's not clear on the difference. For example, I notice some people use the word "backslash" when they mean "forward slash" or vice versa because they're not certain of the difference of these two glyphs. But that doesn't mean that "backslash" is a 'slang' for "forward slash". If you can understand what they mean it's best to ignore such idiolect terminology.
– Brandin
Apr 20 '15 at 14:46
1
1
If you want to say you ordered something from the internet, you can say "I ordered it online". I don't really understand what you're asking though. Are you asking if you can also say "I ordered it offline" to mean the same thing??
– Brandin
Apr 20 '15 at 14:27
If you want to say you ordered something from the internet, you can say "I ordered it online". I don't really understand what you're asking though. Are you asking if you can also say "I ordered it offline" to mean the same thing??
– Brandin
Apr 20 '15 at 14:27
4
4
"I ordered it offline" would only ever be used by a native speaker as a jocular way to express that he bought it "in real life", in a brick-and-mortar store. Both "I bought it online" and "I bought it off the internet" and perfectly idiomatic and mean you ordered it through a website. The former is more common in my circles (AmE speaker).
– Dan Bron
Apr 20 '15 at 14:28
"I ordered it offline" would only ever be used by a native speaker as a jocular way to express that he bought it "in real life", in a brick-and-mortar store. Both "I bought it online" and "I bought it off the internet" and perfectly idiomatic and mean you ordered it through a website. The former is more common in my circles (AmE speaker).
– Dan Bron
Apr 20 '15 at 14:28
offline is the opposite of online. For example, you can set your browser to "offline mode" and this means it won't connect to the Internet. So, offline would be reasonable to interpret as the opposite of 'online'.
– Brandin
Apr 20 '15 at 14:33
offline is the opposite of online. For example, you can set your browser to "offline mode" and this means it won't connect to the Internet. So, offline would be reasonable to interpret as the opposite of 'online'.
– Brandin
Apr 20 '15 at 14:33
2
2
Also I think maybe there's some confusion in the question. When you say "I ordered it off the Internet", the "off" in this sentence has nothing to do with "offline". Offline simply means "not online". When you take something "off" something else, it means that the something else behaves like a storage area or platform from which you can remove something. So in that sense, it may make some sense to say that you took something "off the Internet" (even though I've never used this construction)
– Brandin
Apr 20 '15 at 14:36
Also I think maybe there's some confusion in the question. When you say "I ordered it off the Internet", the "off" in this sentence has nothing to do with "offline". Offline simply means "not online". When you take something "off" something else, it means that the something else behaves like a storage area or platform from which you can remove something. So in that sense, it may make some sense to say that you took something "off the Internet" (even though I've never used this construction)
– Brandin
Apr 20 '15 at 14:36
1
1
@inVINCEable No. If one person said it, I would ask him "How is ordering it 'offline' different from ordering it online?" It's possible that when that person says "offline", he really means "online" because he's not clear on the difference. For example, I notice some people use the word "backslash" when they mean "forward slash" or vice versa because they're not certain of the difference of these two glyphs. But that doesn't mean that "backslash" is a 'slang' for "forward slash". If you can understand what they mean it's best to ignore such idiolect terminology.
– Brandin
Apr 20 '15 at 14:46
@inVINCEable No. If one person said it, I would ask him "How is ordering it 'offline' different from ordering it online?" It's possible that when that person says "offline", he really means "online" because he's not clear on the difference. For example, I notice some people use the word "backslash" when they mean "forward slash" or vice versa because they're not certain of the difference of these two glyphs. But that doesn't mean that "backslash" is a 'slang' for "forward slash". If you can understand what they mean it's best to ignore such idiolect terminology.
– Brandin
Apr 20 '15 at 14:46
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Saying "I ordered it offline" might lead me to ask "So, did you order it by phone, or in person?" It would not imply the same as "I ordered it online."
Saying "I ordered it off the internet" means (to about 99% of US English speakers) the same thing as "I ordered it online."
answered Apr 20 '15 at 18:03
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I was searching too see if anyone else says this because I wanted to know if it was just a Southern thing or not. I think it's meant to be a contraction of "from off an online store".
Eg. A: Where'd you get those shoes?
B: From offline (From off the online store Shoes.com
Eg. I couldn't find the tool in-store so I just order it from offline.
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I can see no problem with ordering something offline, but "ordering off the internet" is wildly ambiguous. This is because people often use "off" or even "off of" where one might more correctly use "from", e.g. "he got it off of the Post Office". So I would not naturally interpret "ordered it off the internet" as meaning "ordered it from a bricks-and-mortar shop". I myself am rather partial to the term "realspace".
answered Apr 20 '15 at 14:48
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Can't agree about the comment about "off the Internet". For example, saying "I ordered it off craigslist" is commonly used. Using "off" in this context clearly does not mean "not on" or something like that. It just means "from" as you point out. It's like saying "I ordered it out of a magazine." We say "out of" when we think of the thing as being "in" the magazine. Likewise, you could reasonably buy something "off the Internet" as long as you think of the products being "on" the Internet to begin with.
– Brandin
Apr 20 '15 at 14:53
Of course you're right about ordering it off Craigslist, but doesn't it just make my point about "off the internet" being inherently ambiguous? You (and I) don't have a problem with ordering things off the internet, but the original question seemed to be using it as a synonym of "offline".
– David Pugh
Apr 20 '15 at 15:11
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Off seems to be on the rise and displacing other prepositions left and right. "I bought it off [someone]" has been around for some time, albeit a trifle slangy. Apparently now that usage is expanding to establishments, not just individuals. And now we are increasingly hearing "based off of" for "based on."
– Brian Donovan
Apr 20 '15 at 15:16
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*"I ordered it offline"
Nah, not really heard or used :-)
At Google Books:
"ordered it offline"
About 0 results
"ordered it online"
About 2,160 results
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COCA (CORPUS OF CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN ENGLISH) has zero samples of
"ordered it online"
answered Apr 20 '15 at 14:48
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Is that just your opinion or do you have any evidence to back it up?
– Nicole
Apr 20 '15 at 15:10
Both. Updated. ................
– Marius Hancu
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Saying "I ordered it offline" might lead me to ask "So, did you order it by phone, or in person?" It would not imply the same as "I ordered it online."
Saying "I ordered it off the internet" means (to about 99% of US English speakers) the same thing as "I ordered it online."
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Saying "I ordered it offline" might lead me to ask "So, did you order it by phone, or in person?" It would not imply the same as "I ordered it online."
Saying "I ordered it off the internet" means (to about 99% of US English speakers) the same thing as "I ordered it online."
answered Apr 20 '15 at 18:03
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Saying "I ordered it offline" might lead me to ask "So, did you order it by phone, or in person?" It would not imply the same as "I ordered it online."
Saying "I ordered it off the internet" means (to about 99% of US English speakers) the same thing as "I ordered it online."
answered Apr 20 '15 at 18:03
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Saying "I ordered it offline" might lead me to ask "So, did you order it by phone, or in person?" It would not imply the same as "I ordered it online."
Saying "I ordered it off the internet" means (to about 99% of US English speakers) the same thing as "I ordered it online."
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I was searching too see if anyone else says this because I wanted to know if it was just a Southern thing or not. I think it's meant to be a contraction of "from off an online store".
Eg. A: Where'd you get those shoes?
B: From offline (From off the online store Shoes.com
Eg. I couldn't find the tool in-store so I just order it from offline.
answered 13 hours ago
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This does give insight into the question, but does not provide an answer as it is correct or not.
– Karlomanio
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I was searching too see if anyone else says this because I wanted to know if it was just a Southern thing or not. I think it's meant to be a contraction of "from off an online store".
Eg. A: Where'd you get those shoes?
B: From offline (From off the online store Shoes.com
Eg. I couldn't find the tool in-store so I just order it from offline.
answered 13 hours ago
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I was searching too see if anyone else says this because I wanted to know if it was just a Southern thing or not. I think it's meant to be a contraction of "from off an online store".
Eg. A: Where'd you get those shoes?
B: From offline (From off the online store Shoes.com
Eg. I couldn't find the tool in-store so I just order it from offline.
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I was searching too see if anyone else says this because I wanted to know if it was just a Southern thing or not. I think it's meant to be a contraction of "from off an online store".
Eg. A: Where'd you get those shoes?
B: From offline (From off the online store Shoes.com
Eg. I couldn't find the tool in-store so I just order it from offline.
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This does give insight into the question, but does not provide an answer as it is correct or not.
– Karlomanio
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This does give insight into the question, but does not provide an answer as it is correct or not.
– Karlomanio
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This does give insight into the question, but does not provide an answer as it is correct or not.
– Karlomanio
13 hours ago
This does give insight into the question, but does not provide an answer as it is correct or not.
– Karlomanio
13 hours ago
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I can see no problem with ordering something offline, but "ordering off the internet" is wildly ambiguous. This is because people often use "off" or even "off of" where one might more correctly use "from", e.g. "he got it off of the Post Office". So I would not naturally interpret "ordered it off the internet" as meaning "ordered it from a bricks-and-mortar shop". I myself am rather partial to the term "realspace".
answered Apr 20 '15 at 14:48
David PughDavid Pugh
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Can't agree about the comment about "off the Internet". For example, saying "I ordered it off craigslist" is commonly used. Using "off" in this context clearly does not mean "not on" or something like that. It just means "from" as you point out. It's like saying "I ordered it out of a magazine." We say "out of" when we think of the thing as being "in" the magazine. Likewise, you could reasonably buy something "off the Internet" as long as you think of the products being "on" the Internet to begin with.
– Brandin
Apr 20 '15 at 14:53
Of course you're right about ordering it off Craigslist, but doesn't it just make my point about "off the internet" being inherently ambiguous? You (and I) don't have a problem with ordering things off the internet, but the original question seemed to be using it as a synonym of "offline".
– David Pugh
Apr 20 '15 at 15:11
1
Off seems to be on the rise and displacing other prepositions left and right. "I bought it off [someone]" has been around for some time, albeit a trifle slangy. Apparently now that usage is expanding to establishments, not just individuals. And now we are increasingly hearing "based off of" for "based on."
– Brian Donovan
Apr 20 '15 at 15:16
add a comment |
I can see no problem with ordering something offline, but "ordering off the internet" is wildly ambiguous. This is because people often use "off" or even "off of" where one might more correctly use "from", e.g. "he got it off of the Post Office". So I would not naturally interpret "ordered it off the internet" as meaning "ordered it from a bricks-and-mortar shop". I myself am rather partial to the term "realspace".
answered Apr 20 '15 at 14:48
David PughDavid Pugh
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Can't agree about the comment about "off the Internet". For example, saying "I ordered it off craigslist" is commonly used. Using "off" in this context clearly does not mean "not on" or something like that. It just means "from" as you point out. It's like saying "I ordered it out of a magazine." We say "out of" when we think of the thing as being "in" the magazine. Likewise, you could reasonably buy something "off the Internet" as long as you think of the products being "on" the Internet to begin with.
– Brandin
Apr 20 '15 at 14:53
Of course you're right about ordering it off Craigslist, but doesn't it just make my point about "off the internet" being inherently ambiguous? You (and I) don't have a problem with ordering things off the internet, but the original question seemed to be using it as a synonym of "offline".
– David Pugh
Apr 20 '15 at 15:11
1
Off seems to be on the rise and displacing other prepositions left and right. "I bought it off [someone]" has been around for some time, albeit a trifle slangy. Apparently now that usage is expanding to establishments, not just individuals. And now we are increasingly hearing "based off of" for "based on."
– Brian Donovan
Apr 20 '15 at 15:16
add a comment |
I can see no problem with ordering something offline, but "ordering off the internet" is wildly ambiguous. This is because people often use "off" or even "off of" where one might more correctly use "from", e.g. "he got it off of the Post Office". So I would not naturally interpret "ordered it off the internet" as meaning "ordered it from a bricks-and-mortar shop". I myself am rather partial to the term "realspace".
answered Apr 20 '15 at 14:48
David PughDavid Pugh
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I can see no problem with ordering something offline, but "ordering off the internet" is wildly ambiguous. This is because people often use "off" or even "off of" where one might more correctly use "from", e.g. "he got it off of the Post Office". So I would not naturally interpret "ordered it off the internet" as meaning "ordered it from a bricks-and-mortar shop". I myself am rather partial to the term "realspace".
answered Apr 20 '15 at 14:48
David PughDavid Pugh
2,701615
answered Apr 20 '15 at 14:48
David PughDavid Pugh
2,701615
answered Apr 20 '15 at 14:48
David PughDavid Pugh
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answered Apr 20 '15 at 14:48
David PughDavid Pugh
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Can't agree about the comment about "off the Internet". For example, saying "I ordered it off craigslist" is commonly used. Using "off" in this context clearly does not mean "not on" or something like that. It just means "from" as you point out. It's like saying "I ordered it out of a magazine." We say "out of" when we think of the thing as being "in" the magazine. Likewise, you could reasonably buy something "off the Internet" as long as you think of the products being "on" the Internet to begin with.
– Brandin
Apr 20 '15 at 14:53
Of course you're right about ordering it off Craigslist, but doesn't it just make my point about "off the internet" being inherently ambiguous? You (and I) don't have a problem with ordering things off the internet, but the original question seemed to be using it as a synonym of "offline".
– David Pugh
Apr 20 '15 at 15:11
1
Off seems to be on the rise and displacing other prepositions left and right. "I bought it off [someone]" has been around for some time, albeit a trifle slangy. Apparently now that usage is expanding to establishments, not just individuals. And now we are increasingly hearing "based off of" for "based on."
– Brian Donovan
Apr 20 '15 at 15:16
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Can't agree about the comment about "off the Internet". For example, saying "I ordered it off craigslist" is commonly used. Using "off" in this context clearly does not mean "not on" or something like that. It just means "from" as you point out. It's like saying "I ordered it out of a magazine." We say "out of" when we think of the thing as being "in" the magazine. Likewise, you could reasonably buy something "off the Internet" as long as you think of the products being "on" the Internet to begin with.
– Brandin
Apr 20 '15 at 14:53
Of course you're right about ordering it off Craigslist, but doesn't it just make my point about "off the internet" being inherently ambiguous? You (and I) don't have a problem with ordering things off the internet, but the original question seemed to be using it as a synonym of "offline".
– David Pugh
Apr 20 '15 at 15:11
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Off seems to be on the rise and displacing other prepositions left and right. "I bought it off [someone]" has been around for some time, albeit a trifle slangy. Apparently now that usage is expanding to establishments, not just individuals. And now we are increasingly hearing "based off of" for "based on."
– Brian Donovan
Apr 20 '15 at 15:16
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Can't agree about the comment about "off the Internet". For example, saying "I ordered it off craigslist" is commonly used. Using "off" in this context clearly does not mean "not on" or something like that. It just means "from" as you point out. It's like saying "I ordered it out of a magazine." We say "out of" when we think of the thing as being "in" the magazine. Likewise, you could reasonably buy something "off the Internet" as long as you think of the products being "on" the Internet to begin with.
– Brandin
Apr 20 '15 at 14:53
Can't agree about the comment about "off the Internet". For example, saying "I ordered it off craigslist" is commonly used. Using "off" in this context clearly does not mean "not on" or something like that. It just means "from" as you point out. It's like saying "I ordered it out of a magazine." We say "out of" when we think of the thing as being "in" the magazine. Likewise, you could reasonably buy something "off the Internet" as long as you think of the products being "on" the Internet to begin with.
– Brandin
Apr 20 '15 at 14:53
Of course you're right about ordering it off Craigslist, but doesn't it just make my point about "off the internet" being inherently ambiguous? You (and I) don't have a problem with ordering things off the internet, but the original question seemed to be using it as a synonym of "offline".
– David Pugh
Apr 20 '15 at 15:11
Of course you're right about ordering it off Craigslist, but doesn't it just make my point about "off the internet" being inherently ambiguous? You (and I) don't have a problem with ordering things off the internet, but the original question seemed to be using it as a synonym of "offline".
– David Pugh
Apr 20 '15 at 15:11
1
1
Off seems to be on the rise and displacing other prepositions left and right. "I bought it off [someone]" has been around for some time, albeit a trifle slangy. Apparently now that usage is expanding to establishments, not just individuals. And now we are increasingly hearing "based off of" for "based on."
– Brian Donovan
Apr 20 '15 at 15:16
Off seems to be on the rise and displacing other prepositions left and right. "I bought it off [someone]" has been around for some time, albeit a trifle slangy. Apparently now that usage is expanding to establishments, not just individuals. And now we are increasingly hearing "based off of" for "based on."
– Brian Donovan
Apr 20 '15 at 15:16
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*"I ordered it offline"
Nah, not really heard or used :-)
At Google Books:
"ordered it offline"
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"ordered it online"
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COCA (CORPUS OF CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN ENGLISH) has zero samples of
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answered Apr 20 '15 at 14:48
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Is that just your opinion or do you have any evidence to back it up?
– Nicole
Apr 20 '15 at 15:10
Both. Updated. ................
– Marius Hancu
Apr 20 '15 at 15:47
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*"I ordered it offline"
Nah, not really heard or used :-)
At Google Books:
"ordered it offline"
About 0 results
"ordered it online"
About 2,160 results
Want more?
COCA (CORPUS OF CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN ENGLISH) has zero samples of
"ordered it online"
answered Apr 20 '15 at 14:48
Marius HancuMarius Hancu
7,1141612
1
Is that just your opinion or do you have any evidence to back it up?
– Nicole
Apr 20 '15 at 15:10
Both. Updated. ................
– Marius Hancu
Apr 20 '15 at 15:47
add a comment |
*"I ordered it offline"
Nah, not really heard or used :-)
At Google Books:
"ordered it offline"
About 0 results
"ordered it online"
About 2,160 results
Want more?
COCA (CORPUS OF CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN ENGLISH) has zero samples of
"ordered it online"
answered Apr 20 '15 at 14:48
Marius HancuMarius Hancu
7,1141612
*"I ordered it offline"
Nah, not really heard or used :-)
At Google Books:
"ordered it offline"
About 0 results
"ordered it online"
About 2,160 results
Want more?
COCA (CORPUS OF CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN ENGLISH) has zero samples of
"ordered it online"
answered Apr 20 '15 at 14:48
Marius HancuMarius Hancu
7,1141612
edited Apr 20 '15 at 17:42
answered Apr 20 '15 at 14:48
Marius HancuMarius Hancu
7,1141612
answered Apr 20 '15 at 14:48
Marius HancuMarius Hancu
7,1141612
answered Apr 20 '15 at 14:48
Marius HancuMarius Hancu
7,1141612
7,1141612
1
Is that just your opinion or do you have any evidence to back it up?
– Nicole
Apr 20 '15 at 15:10
Both. Updated. ................
– Marius Hancu
Apr 20 '15 at 15:47
add a comment |
1
Is that just your opinion or do you have any evidence to back it up?
– Nicole
Apr 20 '15 at 15:10
Both. Updated. ................
– Marius Hancu
Apr 20 '15 at 15:47
1
1
Is that just your opinion or do you have any evidence to back it up?
– Nicole
Apr 20 '15 at 15:10
Is that just your opinion or do you have any evidence to back it up?
– Nicole
Apr 20 '15 at 15:10
Both. Updated. ................
– Marius Hancu
Apr 20 '15 at 15:47
Both. Updated. ................
– Marius Hancu
Apr 20 '15 at 15:47
add a comment |
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If you want to say you ordered something from the internet, you can say "I ordered it online". I don't really understand what you're asking though. Are you asking if you can also say "I ordered it offline" to mean the same thing??
– Brandin
Apr 20 '15 at 14:27
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"I ordered it offline" would only ever be used by a native speaker as a jocular way to express that he bought it "in real life", in a brick-and-mortar store. Both "I bought it online" and "I bought it off the internet" and perfectly idiomatic and mean you ordered it through a website. The former is more common in my circles (AmE speaker).
– Dan Bron
Apr 20 '15 at 14:28
offline is the opposite of online. For example, you can set your browser to "offline mode" and this means it won't connect to the Internet. So, offline would be reasonable to interpret as the opposite of 'online'.
– Brandin
Apr 20 '15 at 14:33
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Also I think maybe there's some confusion in the question. When you say "I ordered it off the Internet", the "off" in this sentence has nothing to do with "offline". Offline simply means "not online". When you take something "off" something else, it means that the something else behaves like a storage area or platform from which you can remove something. So in that sense, it may make some sense to say that you took something "off the Internet" (even though I've never used this construction)
– Brandin
Apr 20 '15 at 14:36
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@inVINCEable No. If one person said it, I would ask him "How is ordering it 'offline' different from ordering it online?" It's possible that when that person says "offline", he really means "online" because he's not clear on the difference. For example, I notice some people use the word "backslash" when they mean "forward slash" or vice versa because they're not certain of the difference of these two glyphs. But that doesn't mean that "backslash" is a 'slang' for "forward slash". If you can understand what they mean it's best to ignore such idiolect terminology.
– Brandin
Apr 20 '15 at 14:46