"based on" or "based off of"?

[brianmanahan]

i am having an argument right now about the english language

is the correct term "based on" or "based off of"?

 

[dullard]

Historically, the correct term was "based on". You start with a good solid foundation, then build on top of that foundation. This foundation is the base and you build on the base. That said, I have certainly heard and have probably used "based off". You start with a good solid foundation, and then go in a new direction off of that starting point. I'm voting for both depending on your intention.

A quick Google search shows that most of all the grammar Nazis wanting to ban "based off".

 

[BoomerD]

"Based off of" sounds like uneducated street lingo.

 

[snoopy7548]

Boomer is totally based.

 

[IronWing]

Boomer is totally based.

Not anymore, now he’s debased.

 

[snoopy7548]

Not anymore, now he’s debased.

 

[brianmanahan]

Boomer is totally based.

baste and bread-filled

just in time for thanksgiving

 

[mindless1]

based off of is nonstandard and inaccurate, but our minds can make it work like when you hear "I could care less", and you still know what someone means even though it's logically backwards.

 

[zinfamous]

based for

 

[Scarpozzi]

based for

base are.......belong to us.

 

[Captante]

base are.......belong to us.

Better to be based off then based on?

 

[BoomerD]

Better to be based off then based on?

isn't that how Richard Pryor set his head on fire?

 

[Scarpozzi]

Better to be based off then based on?

What I typed was loosely based off Engrish.

 

[highland145]

Who's on 1st?