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New2grammar  #536738  Fri, 04 Jul 08 08:51 PM
We talked a bit and watch TV in the TV room. Around 11pm, she went off to bed

What information does 'off' provide?
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optilang  #536746  Fri, 04 Jul 08 09:03 PM

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We talked a bit and watch TV in the TV room. Around 11pm, she went off to bed

What information does 'off' provide?
Thanks


We talked (for) a bit and watched TV in the TV room.

For me, no difference between  - go to bed/go off to bed.
  
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