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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And, by the way, what's really interesting was that there was not a single uniformed personnel on that Signal chain, which was very clear that it was purposefully done to keep the military personnel with the experience off of that Signal chat.
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CBS News, 4 May 2025
In a series this tight, a team getting 23 points off of miscues will go a long way.
—Tony Jones, New York Times, 2 May 2025
The Hope Florida mission is getting people off of government programs like Medicaid — the same program at issue in the political dispute.
—Kirby Wilson, Miami Herald, 1 May 2025
Batters are not getting great contact off of Williams, either.
—Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
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CBS News, 4 May 2025
In a series this tight, a team getting 23 points off of miscues will go a long way.
—Tony Jones, New York Times, 2 May 2025
The Hope Florida mission is getting people off of government programs like Medicaid — the same program at issue in the political dispute.
—Kirby Wilson, Miami Herald, 1 May 2025
Batters are not getting great contact off of Williams, either.
—Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
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“Off of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off%20of. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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