By English For Today (September 18, 2018) by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (GAB)
Note:
You mind we have a chit-chat (not, a gist)? A conversation about things that are not important is a chit-chat while gist means the most important part of something.
I like her looks (not, look). A person’s appearance or attractiveness is his or her looks.
She tried to smooth her way to get the appointment (not, smoothen). The word smooth is used as both a noun and a verb. Smoothen is only used in informal American English.
Also read : English For Today (September 16, 2018) by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (GAB)
Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose
Academic Advisor, Distance Learning Centre, University of Ibadan;
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Doctoral student of English, University of Ibadan.
