By English For Today ( August 24, 2018) By Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (GAB)
Confess: how many of these 10 grammatical blunders do you commit?
1. He contracted the disease (not, contacted).
2. We rounded off at 10am (not, rounded up).
3. He is the live wire of the club (not, life wire).
4. Thank God for the uplift (not, upliftment).
5. We are to pay in instalments (not, instalmentally).
6. Two sides of the same coin (not, two side of a coin).
7. Clap him (not, clap for him).
8. The crucifixion of Christ (not, the cruxification of Christ).
9. Go to any lengths (not, any length).
10. A slip of the tongue (not, a slip of tongue).
Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose
Academic Advisor, Distance Learning Centre, University of Ibadan;
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Doctoral Student of English, University of Ibadan.
