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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This year’s report also included a footnote indicating that the initial 2022 finding of a leveling off of the overdose rate had to be revised upward due to a backlog of toxicology tests at the time of publication that the medical examiner later determined to be drug-related.
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Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2025
The Huskies scored nearly half of the their 31 points off of Marquette’s 12 turnovers, seven of which came from UConn steals.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2025
Encourage him to get busy by becoming active in local events, going to the gym, volunteering for community organizations — something that will take his mind off of his problems and put him in the company of other people.
—Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2025
These purges often end up sweeping citizens off of the rolls, meaning people will then have to re-register with all of their paper documentation.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
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Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2025
The Huskies scored nearly half of the their 31 points off of Marquette’s 12 turnovers, seven of which came from UConn steals.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2025
Encourage him to get busy by becoming active in local events, going to the gym, volunteering for community organizations — something that will take his mind off of his problems and put him in the company of other people.
—Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2025
These purges often end up sweeping citizens off of the rolls, meaning people will then have to re-register with all of their paper documentation.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Off of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off%20of. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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