I came across the following sentence somewhere.
You will encounter its(=a building) dome, accompanied with a glare of
sunlight reflecting off of it from all around the campus and even
outside the University borders!
I can't dig the use "reflect" with two prepositions off and of. Can anyone explain what does that mean, and when do we write such sentences?
Best Answer
It's a matter of style and good usage. It's generally agreed that of is not necessary after off in such sentences.
Chicago Manual of Style recommends this:
Cambridge Grammar of the English Language says this:
There's a limited amount of prepositions that select of as head of their complement: because, exclusive, irrespective, abreast, ahead, instead, regardless, upward(s), east, north, south, west, alongside, inside, out, outside. With off it's optional.