Do native speakers usually remove the "of"?

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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The message was addressed to all (of) his disciples.

Do native speakers USUALLY remove the “of”?

Thanks.

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Could someone please help? Thanks.

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I think omitten the preposition ‘of’ here is informal. Let’s see what @Alan, @Anglophile and @Andrea think.

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Personally, I would leave out “of”.

Both options are acceptable though.

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Whether native or foreign speakers, they don’t see any difference at all. It’s only a matter of preference. After all, omitting the preposition does save you ‘time, space and energy’!

To me, its presence sounds slightly emphatic with all functioning as a pronoun.

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Absolutely! Quite simply ‘of’ here is quite unnecessary.

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