Re: get out the car

Originally Posted by
Offroad
It is quite interesting, because I was told that
The car drove off of the bridge! is correct but the of is unnecessary, while The car drove off the bridge! sounds much better
But... of course, there's no point in comparing them with the 'get out' and 'get out of' differences.
It is worth bringing this up. Because the of in off of is unnecessary (and even considered incorrect by some), some learners think that the of in out of is incorrect, when it is often desirable.
Context is always important; labelling is rarely important.