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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Ware mentions how the Broncos need to acquire more of a possession receiver to take the load off of Courtland Sutton and give Nix another offensive playmaker.
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Dj Siddiqi, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
More of the mother's remains were also discovered off of Ocean Parkway in Nassau County, 7 miles west of Gilgo Beach, in April 2011.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 23 Apr. 2025
On the second, John Tavares banked the puck off of him.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2025
Eventually, Gunther pulled himself off of McAfee and walked to the back.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2025
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Dj Siddiqi, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
More of the mother's remains were also discovered off of Ocean Parkway in Nassau County, 7 miles west of Gilgo Beach, in April 2011.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 23 Apr. 2025
On the second, John Tavares banked the puck off of him.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2025
Eventually, Gunther pulled himself off of McAfee and walked to the back.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2025
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“Off of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off%20of. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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