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The phrase "went off topic" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used when discussing a conversation or piece of writing that has strayed from the main subject. Example: "During the meeting, we started discussing unrelated issues and completely went off topic."
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The congressional aide briefed on the meeting also said Ivanka Trump, the president's daughter, came into the Oval Office toward the end to "say hello," at which point the meeting went off topic.
The actions Monday night were the latest display since President Donald Trump went off topic during a campaign rally in Alabama on Friday night to condemn a protest movement started last year by former San Fransisco 49ers quarterback Kaepernick to protest racial injustices still prevalent in the United States. .
George Galloway went on TV to talk about his new venture to open a vintage clothes shop but as ever, the outspoken politician went off topic and surprised viewers by talking about what type of underwear he was wearing.
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She's gone off topic, she says.
The crowd was reasonably quiet until Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst ruled that Davis had to sit down because she had gone off topic by referencing a state law requiring that women who want abortions must show up a day earlier for an ultrasound.
I feel like this rant has gone off topic, somewhat, but it's something I've been thinking about these past few weeks.
Whenever a conversation goes off topic, the raccoon means that it's time to take that conversation into a different channel (or maybe offline).
If they are interested in you and what you are saying, if they go off topic and start talking about tangent subjects, then these are all positive signs.
If a creationist asks you to explain the origin of the universe during a debate on evolution, say he's gone off topic.
She couldn't sit down or take a break for the bathroom, and if she got help or went off-topic more than three times the filibuster would be over, too.
Based on the direct observations, the discussion went off-topic several times, and in the middle, it broke up to several sub-forums.
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