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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The starters won their minutes at the start of the third quarter as well, shaving four points off of an 11-point deficit before Finch went to the bench.
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Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
Running back Aaron Jones is officially off of the Vikings' injury report from a quad injury per Tom Pelissero.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
Other people in the house rushed in and got Kerley off of her.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 4 Jan. 2025
The Vols scored 13 points off of 15 Arkansas turnovers, while the Razorbacks had just 6 on Tennessee’s 13 miscues.
—Matt Jones, arkansasonline.com, 4 Jan. 2025
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Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
Running back Aaron Jones is officially off of the Vikings' injury report from a quad injury per Tom Pelissero.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
Other people in the house rushed in and got Kerley off of her.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 4 Jan. 2025
The Vols scored 13 points off of 15 Arkansas turnovers, while the Razorbacks had just 6 on Tennessee’s 13 miscues.
—Matt Jones, arkansasonline.com, 4 Jan. 2025
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“Off of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off%20of. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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