Usage of Off of
The of is often criticized as superfluous, a comment that is irrelevant because off of is an idiom. It is much more common in speech than in edited writing and is more common in American English than in British.
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In our own tests, the tool shaved several pounds off of us to showcase the clothes.
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Chris Morris, Fortune, 25 July 2025
Speier got Trout to fly to right, ending the inning, and Seattle got that run back in the eighth on Jorge Polanco’s solo homer off of Jose Fermin to take a 4-2 lead.
—Mike Digiovanna, Oc Register, 25 July 2025
Other recent theme park incidents that made headlines include a backstage fire at Epcot at Walt Disney World in Florida, and riders who jumped off of a raft ride after becoming stuck on the attraction at Six Flags Over Texas in June 2024.
—EW.com, 25 July 2025
Before Moshiri’s sale to TFG, and the subsequent writing off of the £450m in shareholder loans, Everton would have been particularly vulnerable under the new rules.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 25 July 2025
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Chris Morris, Fortune, 25 July 2025
Speier got Trout to fly to right, ending the inning, and Seattle got that run back in the eighth on Jorge Polanco’s solo homer off of Jose Fermin to take a 4-2 lead.
—Mike Digiovanna, Oc Register, 25 July 2025
Other recent theme park incidents that made headlines include a backstage fire at Epcot at Walt Disney World in Florida, and riders who jumped off of a raft ride after becoming stuck on the attraction at Six Flags Over Texas in June 2024.
—EW.com, 25 July 2025
Before Moshiri’s sale to TFG, and the subsequent writing off of the £450m in shareholder loans, Everton would have been particularly vulnerable under the new rules.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 25 July 2025
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“Off of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off%20of. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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