Didn't think I'd ever hear anyone with XY chromosomes say that. My Dremel is my go-to for all things mechanical. Which may explain why Hubs insists I never touch anything mechanical.
You need to talk to Hubs too. I'll make strocotto, Roman bread and cheeseckae. You and @Some Guy can explain things to Hubs over dinner.
Typical male cop-out: Dairy allergies. Besides, it could backfire. On second thought, does he like guns and blowing stuff up? (on private land, of course).
Now that you mention it, we're running low on FMJ 9mm and .45 rounds. We purchase ammunition in lots of 1k/case. And my youngest is returning to the EOD pipeline (severed his fibia, 5 months on his butt in RCU killed his stamina) so I'm sure I could arrange some BOOM.
I started a thread on its use a few years ago, and 95% of the replies (from both US and UK forum members) were saying it was an expression they'd never heard. I did stress it seemed to be more common in the US, but the US members seemed perplexed and pretty much denied its use. ETA: Remarkably, and with some effort, I found the thread in question. Even more remarkably (or perhaps not) it played out nothing like I described above. Funny how time plays with the memory, isn't it? https://www.writingforums.org/threads/i-got-off-of-the-bus.141352/
not in this case but often when people say of in these phrases they mean 've as in have - could of being an exemplar of type
The thing is (god, this is going to end up in the Debate Room, ins't it?) your bus example is of a physical movement (just skimmed, on my lunch break), but the whole "put me off (of) fish" or whatever is an emotional/taste thing that might follow different rules. Look at the converse: "My friend put me on Ritz crackers" (or more likely turned me) vs. "My friend put me on to (onto?) Ritz crackers." In the first example, lacking the preposition definitely makes you into an appetizer, while the second shows more strongly that your friend has sparked your interest in the snack.
