Hiya! 💜
So I haven't heard anyone say 'capitalise on' but 'capitalise off of' in my life.
Is ' capitalise off of' the non-standard way of saying ' capitalise on' ? Can you use it for formal writing?

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Hiya! 💜
So I haven't heard anyone say 'capitalise on' but 'capitalise off of' in my life.
Is ' capitalise off of' the non-standard way of saying ' capitalise on'  ? Can you use it for formal writing?

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Never heard of it.

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I think it’s not a correct expression, and we use “capitalize on” more often which means take advantage of.

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You should never ever use "off of" in any sort of formal writing, in any context! "Capitalise on" is correct. But "capitalise" isn't a word you will hear a lot in informal situations, so it's not surprising you haven't heard it. Here are some examples of "capitalise on": https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/capitalise

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