I hear this on local radio in northwestern Pennsylvania.
"You can find out more information about it at …"
This grates on me a bit. I expect "Find out more at . . . " or "Find more information about it at. . . "
The phase I often hear seems to be a strange combination of the two I find acceptable.
Am I wrong in thinking that this is unusual if not incorrect usage?
Is it a regional dialect thing of is it widespread?
Best Answer
I strongly suspect that the offending locution comes at the end of a discussion or at least a mention of something so the topic is already understood by most hearers. But the pronoun "it" will not be helpful for someone just tuning in.
More importantly, I agree that the locution is a barbarism although it may not be realistic to expect careful speech from live radio or television.
"Find out" implies "hunt for," and the whole point of the locution is to obviate the need for people to go hunting for additional information. So I would choose "Find more information about X at Y" as quick, simple, and exact.