By English for Today (September 10, 2018) By Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (GAB)
Stop saying:
He is a talkative (say, He’s talkative). This also applies to mediocre: He is mediocre (not, a mediocre).
He was on jeans and polo (say, He was in jeans and polo).
Shed more light on it (say, shed light on it).
Read English For Today (September 5, 2018) By Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (GAB)
I’ll pay you by month end (say, I’ll pay you at the end of the month).
Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose
Academic Advisor, Distance Learning Centre, University of Ibadan;
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Doctoral Student of English, University of Ibadan.
