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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread preposition following discount #160811 07/01/2006 12:04 AM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 1 Sara stranger Sara stranger Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 1 I had a discussion at work whether the preposition following the word "discount" should be "on" or "from" or "off." The former English teacher insisted that only "on" is correct. The two lawyers agree that "from" is correct. Who is right? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: preposition following discount #160812 07/01/2006 12:27 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Hi, Sara, and welcome aBoard. I think I would say there's a discount on that item, and a discount off the regular price, and something like you can get a discount from the other store. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: preposition following discount #160813 07/01/2006 1:06 AM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,819 Spam Factory Alex Williams Pooh-Bah Alex Williams Pooh-Bah Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,819 Spam Factory Any of the following sound right to me: The store has shoes on discount. I bought the shoes on discount for $75. The price was discounted from $100 to $75. The price was discounted $25 off the regular price. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter FWIW #160814 07/01/2006 11:31 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 11,087 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 11,087 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA ...and you received a discount of $25. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: preposition following discount #160815 07/04/2006 10:49 PM Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada Zed Pooh-Bah Zed Pooh-Bah Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada I would say that there is a discount on the shoes or that the price was discounted $25. Or to make things more complicated that the price was discounted by $25. I would say that the shoes were on sale rather than on discount. For sale meaning available for purchase, On sale meaning that the shoes were on sale at a discount. Is there a rule or is it merely regional usage? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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