What's the difference between"be based off"and"be based on"?
I have seen an American said"It's based off a memoir." on a TV show
so what's the difference between"be based off"and"be based on"?

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What's the difference between"be based off"and"be based on"?
I have seen an American said"It's based off a memoir." on a TV show
so what's the  difference between"be based off"and"be based on"?

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The two phrases mean the same thing. "Based on" is the standard phrase (and probably the only one you'd use in British English), whereas "based off (of)" is a recent variation and is mostly used in informal American English. Both of them are said all the time in the US, but in writing, I would only use "based on."

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