Crysalis
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molsen said:wow. i bet you think you're really clever.
You know actually the correct usage in that case is "off-topic" because "off" is a modifier of "topic." similar to "the late-arriving guest" (late is modifying arriving) or "my well-informed friend" (well modifies informed).
let's use it together in a sentence.
"I posted in the off-topic forum."
If I had meant that the post itself was off topic, it would be correct to omit the hyphen. However, I was referring to the post's location, which is in the off-topic forum.
You are my new best friend.