Of off

[ChimChimeny]

I recently noticed a lot of 'of off' in American tv and now can't stop noticing it & it's so frustrating! It's just an unnecessary 'of'

Can you give a sentence you’ve heard it in?

Or is it "off of" as in "Get your feet off of the sofa!"
I want to hear it in a sentence too!

It's the other way round! (Sorry but this is pendants' corner ) You're right though - it's up there with 'would of'.

(Example: 'I bought it off of the woman next door.')

It's vernacular. I really can't get excited about vernacular.

@titchy

It's the other way round! (Sorry but this is pendants' corner ) You're right though - it's up there with 'would of'.

(Example: 'I bought it off of the woman next door.')

You're right 😳 I was saying it off of in my head but wrote it wrong 🤦🏻‍♀️

I hate it too but it's been around for a very long time.

I agree that it's not new. I remember it being used a lot at primary school in the 1960s.

How do you feel about ‘out of’?
Which would annoy you:
She climbed out the window.
She climbed out of the window.

I really hate the phrase off as in getting something from someone.

Describing Christmas presents- "I got a new phone off my parents"

Sounds so grabby for some reason.

Off of is used very similarly.

@1mx1mChocolateBrownie
I think you are right.
‘I took it off him’ sounds like disciplinary action, and ‘I got it off him’ sounds as though there was a struggle, whereas using ‘I got it from him’ suggests the item was given freely.

I think it's correct usage in many cases (phrasal verbs in particular). It's the opposite of "on to". People who are quite happy with "on to" seen to get confused with "off of" because the two words are similar to each other.

@TheBraveLittleTaylor

How do you feel about ‘out of’? Which would annoy you: She climbed out the window. She climbed out of the window.

Good example of phrasal verb! To climb out.