better off/it's better to

[WritingAPuppy]

Hi. I guess people can use either one, as in, "You are better off taking this course", or "it's better for you to take this course"

I just want to know which sounds more natural/is more widely used? Are they truly interchangeable? Thanks

 

[ewie]

Hi Puppy. Well, for me personally I prefer the first one ~ it sounds more natural.
You are better off taking this course = that is the best option available to you, the wisest choice to make, the one that will do you the most good.
If I saw the other one in writing I'd very probably read it like this:
It's better for you to take this course = it's better for your health to take it.

 

[LQZ]

Hi, all,

Could you tell me whether I can say : you are better off to take this course?

Does it sound natural and have the same meaning as "you are better taking this course"?

Thanks.

 

[Harry Batt]

Better off is the idiom. In your sentence it is more natural, though I would include "by." You are better off by taking this course.