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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Try rolling the strips up and off of each other to minimize stretching.
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Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 8 Feb. 2025
Last year, the veteran actor jumped off of the Stade de France to close out the 2024 Paris Olympics, in a surprising feat that blurred the lines between his fictional characters and real life.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 8 Feb. 2025
The Trump Administration has long pledged to reverse Democratic policies that seek to wean the U.S. power grid off of coal, and Hamilton is anticipating that this will lead to job growth in the industry.
—Alana Semuels, TIME, 7 Feb. 2025
And like other open source projects, the team built off of the work of others, which shortens development times.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 5 Feb. 2025
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Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 8 Feb. 2025
Last year, the veteran actor jumped off of the Stade de France to close out the 2024 Paris Olympics, in a surprising feat that blurred the lines between his fictional characters and real life.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 8 Feb. 2025
The Trump Administration has long pledged to reverse Democratic policies that seek to wean the U.S. power grid off of coal, and Hamilton is anticipating that this will lead to job growth in the industry.
—Alana Semuels, TIME, 7 Feb. 2025
And like other open source projects, the team built off of the work of others, which shortens development times.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 5 Feb. 2025
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“Off of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off%20of. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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