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celia86
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off to bed!
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Hi dear friends!I �m analyzing the sentence "off to bed" and I �m questioning myself whether "off" is used as an adv to intensify the expression or a fixed one  I mean.. can I say to a child for instance "to bed!"? mmm... What do you think? Do you know any links/books where I can check it?
thanks a lot in advance!
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18 Jan 2012
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Apodo
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I don �t see it as an intensifier - it �s linked with the act of going, though it can be used to mean �go now � when speaking to children who are dawdling. I use it this way: I �m off to work now, bye! = I �m going to work now. It �s time for bed. Off you go. Off you go to bed, there �s school tomorrow. Off to bed now, hurry up. He �s off on a trip to Tokyo tomorrow. He drifted off to sleep. |
19 Jan 2012
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yanogator
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I agree with Apodo, and see it as a directional word. We might also say "away". Bruce
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19 Jan 2012
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