Off to or off for...?

[sanyu]

Zawsze mam z tym problem, jak napisać "off to ...Vienna..." czy "off for
..Vienna.." jesli np gdzies wyjezdzam?

[ampolion]

Wedle tego co tutaj w USA słyszę można i tak, i tak. Off to lunch (at a
restaurant), off for lunch (break).

[bunkum]

ampolion napisał:

> Wedle tego co tutaj w USA słyszę można i tak, i tak. Off to lunch (at a
> restaurant), off for lunch (break).

(time) off to lunch.(destination)
(time) off for lunch. (reason or duration)

Off to a good start.
Off to Detroit.
Off for Boston via Detroit.

The dopier the question, the denser the answer.

[mudzyn7]

I just don't understand off, of off?

[mudzyn7]

nothing military, just sometimes in the sentence is of of off, or something to this theme. Namely; Off, off.....i know I giggerish, blaa

[bunkum]

Get your elbows off the table. OK.

Get your elbows off of the table. "Of" is redundant.

"Off of" is informal for "off."