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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a bit put off" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to express mild annoyance or discomfort about something that has happened or been said.
Example: "I was a bit put off by the tone of his email, as it seemed unnecessarily harsh."
Alternatives: "somewhat annoyed" or "slightly disconcerted."
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"I'm not so young," I said, a bit put off.
I'm a bit put off by a Green staffer with the world's brighest flashgun taking pictures of the assembled media.
I'm also a bit put off by the pricing strategy, which turns must-have features into optional extras.
The professor is a bit put off by her confidences, and gets up to leave in spite of her protestations.
I was a bit put off by the sound of the piano, a twangy thing recorded in Quebec's Palais Montcalm.
I am a bit put off, however, by her easy dismissal of the advantages she does have.
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Tapper says that everyone was a little bit put off by the fact that the "Gingrich campaign" was basically a front for shilling his books and documentaries.
"I was just a little bit put off.
One of them, a youth worker in Birmingham, who doesn't want to be named, told me that this is the bit that put off three teenagers who had been making plans to go and fight.
He thought I was more in tune with my culture than I really was and I was put off a bit.
What with the official World Series having ended before it really got going, and the Jets quarterback controversy being put off for a bit — the hapless Gang Green has a much-needed bye week ahead — the big sports story of the moment is Hurricane Sandy and how it affects the Presidential race.
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