I think this just boils down to carelessness since they are pronounced differently.
"off" pronounced with F sound, can refer to something detached or apart from something else
the picture fell off the wall
the island is off the coast of Cornwall
to start off
to finish off
some idioms use off: with explanations for foreign readers
to give someone the brush off = to snub or disregard someone especially in boy/girl relationships
to knock off = to steal ( as well as the usual meaning)
off the wall = crazily unusual
push off! = go away (not rude)
a one-off = one of a kind (I've never understood why it is not a one "of"!)
"of" pronounced withV sound, has many functions
a pint of beer
days of the week
to think of something or someone
people of America
Compare:
a round of golf
he rounded off the evening with a
a piece of cake
he knocked a piece off the statue
These mistakes were spotted recently:
xxxx Jimmy Carr rounds of the present series. xxxx
Well, one of them was right, M&S!
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