to hate it when people say "off of"

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I am not sure of any grammar rules here, but I just hate it when people say "get off of the settee" or some such thing. There probably are grammar rules, but I don't know them, and am relying on someone out there to tell me what they are. Surely it is better to say "get off the settee", not to add in the word "of" after?
Someone tell me - please.

I think off of is right...

I thought you meant the Scott Mills "of off". If you think your example is irritating, you want to tune into Radio 1 at 4pm on weekdays

I always say off of...

If someone can correct it then I'll change what I say, though I suppose I could say that I'll be getting up from the settee, that sounds ok doesn't it?

The other thing that annoys me is when people say that they've texted somebody - shouldn't that just be text?

The only time I hear it is when I listen to Scott Mills. Sounds very odd to me and I thought he was taking the piss with it.
Is it a southern thing?

"off" and "of" are bother prepositions (within the context of your example) and should not be used in conjunction with one another. The "of" in your example is superfluous and technically incorrect.

Although YABU to let it bother you.

It's "Get off that flamin' settee" or "Get off from that huge horse". The "of" is superfluous, and meaningless.

However, to argue the reverse, Shakespeare used "off of"

Yes shakespeare used off of that's why I thought it was correct

err... "both" not "bother" (stupid phone)

Shakespeare's grammar is appalling. Fact.

Anyone fuckoffee?

Or is it fuckoffofee?

It's texted, surely? Like I've just e-mailed, or just phoned. Past tense.

His grammar was, erm, a product of his time...

And he made up words all the time. Could he be bothered to use a thesaurus and a dictionary to find an appropriate word? No! He just made one up, and expected other people to learn it.

I'm not allowed to do that!

ViviPru Absolutely Scott Mills. I've had to stop listening because I end up in a total rage.

The problem is, it's spread to other presenters. Fearne Cotton springs to mind immediately.

at reelin.

I've heard Lee mac say that and it sounds hilarious!

Oh get off of your high horse!

as scarry Scott Mills or Shakespeare?

Now I'm at it, having spent time ruminating reeling's point.

Just told the cats to fuck off of the Habitat wicker.

Auld Shakey, upahill. Poor chap.

Think what masterpieces for TV he could have written with a laptop and Microsoft Word, with its automated dictionary and thesaurus!

It really irritates me when people say brought instead of bought!

but if you tell the cats to fuck off of the Habitat wicker, then you are actually telling the Fuck Off (noun) hailing from the Habitat wicker about your cats

I think you're right vivi It's taken me a ridiculous amount of time to make sense of that.

I'm sure the wicker would say that if it could though, it's shredded

I have never thought about this before.
I've had to think what I say and it would be 'get off the settee'

I think you just get used to what you are used to!

Can we get off of this subject now, it's just getting on my goat.

moth