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Meantolearn Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary

off of freeway

I'm off of freeway 123.

1. What does it mean?

2. Is it the same as 'I'm off freeway 123'?

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Top answer

Hi, off of is just poor grammar. The 'of' adds nothing to the meaning. Best wishes, Clive

— Clive

  • Hi, off of is just poor grammar.
  • The 'of' adds nothing to the meaning.
  • Best wishes, Clive
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Hi,

off of is just poor grammar. The 'of' adds nothing to the meaning.

Best wishes, Clive
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Dear friends,

It is a most interesting question. It is common to hear «off of» in British English. May we not say that «off» is adverbial, and «of» prepositional?

Kind regards,
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Yep we say it all the time here.
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