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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The announcement piggybacks off of the success of DeepSeek, also reportedly trained cheaply.
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Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 7 Nov. 2025
According to Steve and court records, the perpetrator, who had initially posed as a 16-year-old, moved communication off of Roblox and onto Discord, a separate communication platform.
—Laura Romero, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2025
Though Starbucks did not clarify to PEOPLE how many Bearista cups the chain was stocking on average in each store, the chain did acknowledge how quickly the cups flew off of shelves.
—Emily Rella, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
Down the road from Smith, off of West Rocky River Road, a 167-townhome development was rezoned in 2021 on about 28 acres.
—Charlotte Observer, 3 Nov. 2025
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Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 7 Nov. 2025
According to Steve and court records, the perpetrator, who had initially posed as a 16-year-old, moved communication off of Roblox and onto Discord, a separate communication platform.
—Laura Romero, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2025
Though Starbucks did not clarify to PEOPLE how many Bearista cups the chain was stocking on average in each store, the chain did acknowledge how quickly the cups flew off of shelves.
—Emily Rella, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
Down the road from Smith, off of West Rocky River Road, a 167-townhome development was rezoned in 2021 on about 28 acres.
—Charlotte Observer, 3 Nov. 2025
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“Off of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off%20of. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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