English For Today (September 18, 2018) by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (GAB)

English For Today (September 18, 2018) by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (GAB)

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;
&
Doctoral student of English, University of Ibadan.

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