Don Pearce wrote...

Why do people write and say "of"? It makes absolutely no sense at all.

I call it phonetic writing, it seems to be more common these days, they
have never seen the written phrase so write what they think people are
saying.
The country is going to the dogs.
Our local paper does a "man in the street" item where they ask passers
by their opinions on local issues: They recently asked "do you use the
new library?"
http://www.the-neighbourhood.com/projects/corby-cube
Of the five people interviewed, one responded yes, he particularly
liked military books, one said he didn't read much and prefered to
watch DVD's but he had been to see the library and the other three said
they hadn't read a book since they left school and had never been near
the place.

I'm a member of the local Free Cycle group and people regularly offer
or ask for chests and sets of draws. One lady offered an otterman; he
was in good condition apparently, and on one memorable occasion
somebody was trying to get rid of a big red poof.

--
Ken O'Meara
http://www.btinternet.com/~unsteadyken/