By English For Today (September 24, 2018)by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (GAB)
The first ten persons will be rewarded (not, the ten first). When using numerals, ordinals (first, second, third) come before cardinals (one, two, three).
He is as unique as she (not, more unique). Just as a person can’t be “more dead” or “more alive” than another, no one can be more unique than another.
You know full well that you shouldn’t be here (not, fully well).
Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose
Academic Advisor, Distance Learning Centre, University of Ibadan;
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Doctoral student of English, University of Ibadan.
