take off of the book

English translation: to take out of the book

17:38 Apr 13, 2020
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Poetry & Literature
English term or phrase: take off of the book
Please help me understand what the girl is saying at 2:43-2:46.
To me, it's "However there are a few things to sort of appreciate and take off of the book."
Is she really saying "take off of the book"? If so, what on earth does it mean?
Here is the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smAlMr4kXAQ
Andrew Vdovin
Local time: 00:18
Selected answer:to take out of the book
Explanation:
Like there are more things "to get out of the book" than just being appalled by some of the "unacceptable" things Nabokov says. Good things like his writing style, etc.
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Katya Kesten
Local time: 12:18
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5 +5to take out of the book
Katya Kesten
5 +1get out of the book
Eda Kurç
3Put aside
Evita Prameswara


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to take out of the book


Explanation:
Like there are more things "to get out of the book" than just being appalled by some of the "unacceptable" things Nabokov says. Good things like his writing style, etc.

Katya Kesten
Local time: 12:18
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agree  Rui Pedro: The positves aspects that one can get when reading the book
25 mins
  -> Thanks, Rui!

agree  philgoddard: Yes, she says "take out".
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Phil!

agree  Tony M: Definitely — things that we can "take" from reading this book.
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Tony!

agree  Yvonne Gallagher: Yes, "take out of", perfectly normal English expression
15 hrs
  -> Thanks, Yvonne!

agree  Saro Nova: Take out, meaning "get from"
6 days
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28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
get out of the book


Explanation:
She means to say "there are things to appreciate and get out of the book" but uses a slightly wrong term. This means that although she mostly didn't enjoy the book, there were aspects of it that could still be appreciated or that the reader could benefit from. (See link definition 2)


    https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/get-out-of
Eda Kurç
Mexico
Local time: 11:18
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Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Tony M: She doesn't make any mistake, she is not trying to say 'get out of' but clearly says 'take out of' — also a perfectly valid idiomatic expression. / Please see my fuller response under 'Discussion'.
54 mins
  -> In my opinion, "take out" when referred to a book is used mainly when talking about extracting a sentence or paragraph. Like if you were to say "The passage, taken out of the book Lolita by Nabokov..."

agree  Mark Robertson
2 hrs

agree  Tina Vonhof (X)
5 hrs

disagree  Yvonne Gallagher: she clearly says "take out of" which is a perfectly normal English expression, so no mistake at all
15 hrs
  -> I know she says "take out of", and that it’s a common English expression but I don't think it’s the correct term to use in this context, to express benefiting from something. I believe "take from" or "take away from" would be better fitted.
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Put aside


Explanation:
In my humble understanding, this phrase refers to the previous one; things to sort of appreciate ... It means that there are few other things that we could appreciate and see not see it literally from what could be seen on the book.

Evita Prameswara
Indonesia
Local time: 00:18
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