Comments on: Better off https://plainenglish.com/expressions/better-off/ Upgrade your English Mon, 14 Apr 2025 23:27:24 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 By: Jeff https://plainenglish.com/expressions/better-off/#comment-18553 Mon, 14 Apr 2025 23:27:24 +0000 https://plainenglish.com/expressions/better-off/#comment-18553 In reply to Minoo pourshahi.

“Better off” is great here. A few tips:

1. We say, “in my 60’s” to mean, between the ages of 60 and 69
2. You can say, ” …than I was when I was 30.”

So it can be: “I’m better off in my 60s, in middle age, than I was when I was 30, not materially or financially, but due to my mindset and expectations.”

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By: Minoo pourshahi https://plainenglish.com/expressions/better-off/#comment-18551 Mon, 14 Apr 2025 15:35:43 +0000 https://plainenglish.com/expressions/better-off/#comment-18551 I’m better off in my 60 , as a middle aged, than I was 30, not materially or financially , but due to my mindset and expectations.

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By: Jeff https://plainenglish.com/expressions/better-off/#comment-17865 Fri, 03 Jan 2025 01:46:20 +0000 https://plainenglish.com/expressions/better-off/#comment-17865 In reply to Sabrina.

Perfect!

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By: Sabrina https://plainenglish.com/expressions/better-off/#comment-17854 Thu, 02 Jan 2025 13:27:18 +0000 https://plainenglish.com/expressions/better-off/#comment-17854 She is better off without him; he was a toxic friend. 

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By: Jeff https://plainenglish.com/expressions/better-off/#comment-17774 Thu, 26 Dec 2024 14:08:19 +0000 https://plainenglish.com/expressions/better-off/#comment-17774 In reply to Minoo pourshahi.

perfect

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By: Jeff https://plainenglish.com/expressions/better-off/#comment-17769 Thu, 26 Dec 2024 14:04:13 +0000 https://plainenglish.com/expressions/better-off/#comment-17769 In reply to Huy.

perfect!

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By: Minoo pourshahi https://plainenglish.com/expressions/better-off/#comment-17759 Tue, 24 Dec 2024 20:34:56 +0000 https://plainenglish.com/expressions/better-off/#comment-17759 It might be better off for my daughter to apply for a jod instead of a PHD position .

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By: Huy https://plainenglish.com/expressions/better-off/#comment-17754 Tue, 24 Dec 2024 01:46:24 +0000 https://plainenglish.com/expressions/better-off/#comment-17754 In reply to Jeff.

You are better off starting your day with healthy breakfast rather than skipping it.

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By: Huy https://plainenglish.com/expressions/better-off/#comment-17753 Tue, 24 Dec 2024 01:39:13 +0000 https://plainenglish.com/expressions/better-off/#comment-17753 In reply to Jeff.

Thank you, I get it.

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By: Jeff https://plainenglish.com/expressions/better-off/#comment-17745 Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:11:19 +0000 https://plainenglish.com/expressions/better-off/#comment-17745 In reply to Huy.

This is almost right. I should have made this clearer in the discussion, but:

1. If you state a fact (that someone is better off), you would say, “Non-native English speakers are better off because they can understand complex topics easily.”
2. But if you are giving someone advice, and saying what they should do to improve their situations, you can say, “better off” plus an -ing verb: “You’re better off taking that new job” means, “You would be better off if you took that new job.”

Therefore, you can say:
1. Non-native speakers are better off because they have Plain English to help them understand more complex topics (a statement of fact)
2. Non-native speakers are better off subscribing to an online tool rather than trying to learn it all themselves (advice because it uses an -ing verb)

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