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.
Examples of off of in a Sentence
Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 May 2024
On Tuesday last week, Blanche questioned Cohen's motivations against Trump and about his recent profiting off of merchandise promoting Trump being put in jail.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 20 May 2024
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“Off of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off%20of. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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