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Hi, is it ok and correct to say 'scraped from the walls' instead of 'scraped off from the walls'?

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exRanger profile picture exRangerJanuary 2020
YES, it is "ok" in American and British usage to use the expression "Scraped from the walls.".

It is also ok to write "Scraped from the walls." and "Scraped from the walls."

All three convey (approximately) the same meaning. If anyone here tells you otherwise, don't listen -- it is a sure sign that their knowledge of (genuine) American/British English usage is not expert.
rickycom profile picture rickycomJanuary 2020

Judging by ther Merriam Webster's dictionary (here http://www.learnersdictionary.com/definition/scrape), there is no use of "scrape from". Neither the Cambridge Dictionary (here https://dictionary.cambridge.org/it/dizionario/inglese/scrape) considers it to be a correct expression .I do not believe it to be a correct form too, because "from" implies an origin, which is not  in the meaning of the expression.

bensonalan1957 profile picture bensonalan1957January 2020
You probably need a noun in between the scrapped off Xxx, from the wall