What he objects to is the use of "coming off" to mean "to have just finished" or "to have just recovered from" or simply "to have".
But in the German-speaking world, and in most of the rest of Europe, that type of straightforward storytelling, which the Nazis had made such good use of, came to be viewed with distrust.
What's the use of coming up with an idea if it goes nowhere?
Some of the prime ministers of England used to come to my house.
The sneakers of Nike and Reebok used to come out yearly.
Lots of mates used to come - Johnny Sessions, Frances Barber - and my brothers.
A lot of them used to come around who don't come no more".
"The kids used to come out of the stands to shag punts for me," he said.
"A lot of people used to come here and think it was about getting rich quick.
I used to come out of there with a fucking headache".
Frank Gehry's fish lamps and Jeff Koons's and Takashi Murakami's use of flowers come to mind, as do several Pixar characters.
