"off of" = "on"

[Ben Zimmer]

On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 10:32 AM, Joel S. Berson wrote:
>
>  From an AP dispatch, seen on Yahoo News, about the splattered splash
> of green paint on the Lincoln Memorial:
>
> ' Capt. Steven Booker says the paint spill "appears intentional based
> off of the splatter." '

Something we've discussed before...

http://listserv.linguistlist.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0605E&L=ADS-L&P=R284

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