Hey, Terri,
Well, I'm Australian, so I guess that's kind of native... although a lot of Australians don't really speak Queen's English (as exemplified in the following sentence: if a mate comes up with a real corker of a story, don't crack a shit if you can't come up with yer own ripper yarn). But I am qualified and have been teaching for three years.
Cytat:
I do understand the basis of phrasal verbs - perhaps all too well. In your sentence 'it will come out' might have been more correct rather than 'it will come off' as that still sounds strange to me. I don't always rely on what the net has to say for collocations - the net is limited in that it only recalls the written word, and that's only a percentage of the usage of the English language.
As it has been pointed out previously in other threads, being a native speaker of English (qualified or not) doesn't necessarily make one the be-and-end-all of the English language. What I'm saying is that it's simply better if you've not heard something to check it out. Dictionary.com is a personal favourite of mine.
This is the listing for 'come out':
43. come out, a. to be published; appear.
b. to become known; be revealed.
c. to make a debut in society, the theater, etc.
d. to end; terminate; emerge: The fight came out badly, as both combatants were injured.
e. to make more or less public acknowledgment of being homosexual.
Whereas the listing for come off-- c. to be given or completed; occur; result: Her speech came off very well.-- seems much more suitable. But hey, let's not argue over the semantics of a comment I made.
Cheers