Usage of Off of
The of is often criticized as superfluous, but off of is an idiom, and idioms follow their own logic. Use of off of is much more common in speech than in edited writing and is more common in American English than in British English.
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That tenuous lifeline is at risk though as anti-Castro Cuban-American politicians have called for a total cut-off of assistance from the US.
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Patrick Oppmann, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026
The deli is offering sales of up to 50% off of its inventory in an everything-must-go sale, though sandwiches are not included.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2026
Frumin said she was thrilled to get her kids' schools to agree to take them off of computers for their classwork.
—Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 16 Feb. 2026
That zone would shrink to 25 feet for boats under legislation being proposed by the Miami-Dade commissioner who represents North Bay Village and other island enclaves off of Biscayne Bay.
—Douglas Hanks, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2026
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Patrick Oppmann, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026
The deli is offering sales of up to 50% off of its inventory in an everything-must-go sale, though sandwiches are not included.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2026
Frumin said she was thrilled to get her kids' schools to agree to take them off of computers for their classwork.
—Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 16 Feb. 2026
That zone would shrink to 25 feet for boats under legislation being proposed by the Miami-Dade commissioner who represents North Bay Village and other island enclaves off of Biscayne Bay.
—Douglas Hanks, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2026
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“Off of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off%20of. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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