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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After a scoreless first period, Mark Scheifele was credited with the opening goal (that deflected off of Thomas Harley in front).
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Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 17 May 2025
This route is located off of Interstate 15 on the park’s more remote western side.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 17 May 2025
The movie is based off of Yuknavitch’s 2011 memoir of the same name.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2025
Spieth is 12 shots off of the lead and is currently tied for 125th on the leaderboard, so all of his hopes of completing the Grand Slam on his ninth try are just about out the window.
—Troy Finnegan, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
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Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 17 May 2025
This route is located off of Interstate 15 on the park’s more remote western side.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 17 May 2025
The movie is based off of Yuknavitch’s 2011 memoir of the same name.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2025
Spieth is 12 shots off of the lead and is currently tied for 125th on the leaderboard, so all of his hopes of completing the Grand Slam on his ninth try are just about out the window.
—Troy Finnegan, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
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“Off of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off%20of. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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