On 5/17/07 7:29 AM, Carole Lassak wrote:
The word stems from the British use of off in commerce to
indicate a quantity of items produced at one time:
"Please supply 500 off." A one-off, then, was an item
produced only once, and the current usage is a figurative
application of this technical sens
Thanks, Carole, for the detailed answer.I didn't
know the source of the expression.
Alice in Oregon -- Getting ready to retrieve one cat
from the vet's. The other cat is driving me nuts.
--- Carole Lassak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> "One-off as an adjective means 'done, occurring, or
> ma
Lix wrote:
< My pet hate is people who put a 'k' on the end of words instead of a 'g'.>
This usage of k instead of g at the end of a word is quite common in the
UK Pennine area. My now ex-neighbour came from the area, and I had some
difficulty understanding her at first, even more so as they t
"One-off as an adjective means 'done, occurring, or made only once', and as
a noun (much less common) 'something that occurs, is done, or is made only
once'. Depending on context, it can be interpreted as meaning 'unique' or
'exceptional', as you suggest; good synonyms are "singular," "unique,"or
"
Lix wrote:
< My pet hate is people who put a 'k' on the end of words instead of a 'g'.>
Sorry about this being rather crude, but the 'k' instead of 'g' grates with
me as well. However, I have found some humour in it through a very large
lady who presents the craft shows on one of the UK shoppi
Hello Jane
Lately I've seen things described as "one off". By the context I
think it
is supposed to be "one of" as in "one of a kind". I'm curious to know
what
"one off" means.
I *think* 'one-off' refers to one off the production line, or a
manufacturing run of one only.
Brenda in Allha
