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No average person is going to use "one off" as unique. They're going to use it as an "aberration".
Almost no not-so-average, published writer is going to use "one of" as an aberration. He uses it as unique because he's not in the business of selling "aberrations".
That's apparently the way it's been for over 100 years. It's a subtle difference but it's there.
ab·er·ra·tion
Reboot would be a good example. It was here long before PCs. Now you'd have to check every computer specialist's diary to see who, if anyone, came up with "reboot my blank". It's not technically a restart as in the way it is used mostly today. Restart is just turning it back on or off and on.
Almost no not-so-average, published writer is going to use "one of" as an aberration. He uses it as unique because he's not in the business of selling "aberrations".
That's apparently the way it's been for over 100 years. It's a subtle difference but it's there.
ab·er·ra·tion
- a departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically one that is unwelcome.
Reboot would be a good example. It was here long before PCs. Now you'd have to check every computer specialist's diary to see who, if anyone, came up with "reboot my blank". It's not technically a restart as in the way it is used mostly today. Restart is just turning it back on or off and on.
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