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Rule "off vs of"

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Description: off vs of
Message: In this idiom, off is the correct preposition.
Category: Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Link: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/off_the_top_of_one%27s_head
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • I can't tell you of the top of my head.
    Correction suggestion: off
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: OFF_OF [11]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-05-04 22:33:07 +0200)