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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With Drew Gilbert on second as the automatic runner in the top of the 10th, Ramos hit a sharp grounder that deflected off of second baseman Bryson Stott’s glove and rolled into shallow center field.
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Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 29 May 2026
The fires blazed near Interstate 84 between mileposts 13 and 17 and between Southeast 8th and 9th avenues off of Sand Hollow Road, according to a news release, after a powerful storm system with high, damaging winds blew through the Treasure Valley.
—Idaho Statesman, 29 May 2026
The Allies had set up decoy armies to throw the Germans off of their plans.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 29 May 2026
His dad was a diesel mechanic for Safeway, working on its truck fleet at its distribution center off of 40th and Colorado.
—Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
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Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 29 May 2026
The fires blazed near Interstate 84 between mileposts 13 and 17 and between Southeast 8th and 9th avenues off of Sand Hollow Road, according to a news release, after a powerful storm system with high, damaging winds blew through the Treasure Valley.
—Idaho Statesman, 29 May 2026
The Allies had set up decoy armies to throw the Germans off of their plans.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 29 May 2026
His dad was a diesel mechanic for Safeway, working on its truck fleet at its distribution center off of 40th and Colorado.
—Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
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“Off of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off%20of. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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