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Re:Why does my diet soda taste off? Aspartame hydrolysis by OJFord on Tuesday February 01, 2022 @06:27AM (#30161167)
I'm not suggesting a pairing, but I think expecting that it might be 'on' is perhaps a bit, er, off.

To me (BrE), 'gone off' is like 'has developed off-flavours', which is like off-course & on-course but also off-side & near-side.

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Re:Why does my diet soda taste off? Aspartame hydrolysis by pessimizer on Tuesday February 01, 2022 @10:59AM (#30164233)
"On-side" is definitely a thing people say.

"Off" can also mean "away", though. If you "go off", you can "come back."

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Re:Why does my diet soda taste off? Aspartame hydrolysis by OJFord on Tuesday February 01, 2022 @11:19AM (#30164632)
Oh yes that's true - but that's antonym to a different 'off-side'!
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