"OFF OF". Hideous crime against English language. Discuss.

[UnquietDad]

That's it really.

I like it.

Wouldn't say it myself though.

Liking it doesn't make it right though.

Just as not liking it doesn't make it wrong

um... no, but it being wrong makes it wrong

Sorry - should have done a after that post to avoid arsiness

What about sweary contexts? You can't really say 'Fuck off the bus!' Or can you? Perhaps it should be 'Fuck from the bus!'

like I did?

(no arsiness intended, btw)

I refer you to Eliza2's post of 11:10 - prove her wrong.

Guffaw Threadworm. You are right. Fuck off of the bus is absolutely Correct Usage.

I would say "Get the fuck off the bus"

If I were ever to find myself in this situation

Hmm, yes that is a more elegant construction, tigerfeet.

As I was reading threadworm's post there dd demanded of me "what you laughing at mummy?". She is two. How should I explain?

"from off of", surely?

You mean "get the fuck from off of the bus" onebat?

I like it - a little baroque perhaps...

how about just' fuck off?'
nice and concise

Could you perhaps say "Fuck off off the bus"?

Rather abrupt don't you think, cat? One wouldn't want to be rude.

"Copulate hence!"

good point iorek....what was I thinking?

go forth and procreate

(but not on the bus)

Tigerfeet . So when God told us to go forth and procreate, he was actually saying 'Fuck off!' (but in a nice way).

That explains so much about the world my life, etc.

ahem fellow pedants

Here we go, from the OED:

Off, In later use only colloq. (non-standard) and regional. Cf. OFFA prep., OFFEN prep.

Offa/off of, ya see!

Still hate it, though.