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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Rather than operating off of a narrow (and often unhelpful) script, AI chatbots use natural language processing (NLP) to offer nuanced responses to complicated questions.
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Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
Backstreet Boys singer Brian Littrell has filed a lawsuit against a Florida county, accusing the sheriff’s department of refusing to keep trespassers off of his private beach.
—Brie Stimson , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2025
In 2019, Ri sued her dad and his business partner, Moses Perkins, for starting a company called Fenty Entertainment, alleging that the men were attempting to profit off of her name and misleading investors about her involvement.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 14 July 2025
The Spratt-Grier Farmhouse and the adjoining structures along Robbie Circle off of Shopton Road in the Steeleberry Acres community of Steele Creek were bought by the City of Charlotte for $590,000 on Thursday, according to Mecklenburg County property records.
—Charlotte Observer, 14 July 2025
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Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
Backstreet Boys singer Brian Littrell has filed a lawsuit against a Florida county, accusing the sheriff’s department of refusing to keep trespassers off of his private beach.
—Brie Stimson , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2025
In 2019, Ri sued her dad and his business partner, Moses Perkins, for starting a company called Fenty Entertainment, alleging that the men were attempting to profit off of her name and misleading investors about her involvement.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 14 July 2025
The Spratt-Grier Farmhouse and the adjoining structures along Robbie Circle off of Shopton Road in the Steeleberry Acres community of Steele Creek were bought by the City of Charlotte for $590,000 on Thursday, according to Mecklenburg County property records.
—Charlotte Observer, 14 July 2025
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“Off of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off%20of. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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