Please call me when you are off from work.

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Jit833

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1) Please call me when you are off from work.
2) Please call after/when you get off work.
3) Please call me when you have finish work.


*Which one are the most common and acceptable way is saying it.
 
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3 is unacceptable. 1 and 2 are fine.
 
1 is not acceptable in BE. We don't use 'of' and 'from' together.

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Please call me once you are off work. Is it acceptable?
 


Please call me once you are off work. Is it acceptable?

It's OK but I must admit that the first thing I think when I hear "off work" is "on sick leave/annual leave". In context, I'm sure it would be understood as "when you finish work" but if I didn't have the context I might think it meant "Please call me once you start your annual leave".

I prefer "Please call me later, once you've finished/left work."
 
Thanks for replying to my post and for teaching me. :)
 
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