By English For Today (September 7, 2018)By Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (GAB)
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He is a sweet talker (not, He has sweet mouth). A person who professes a belief that he or she does not hold in order to conceal is or her motive is a sweet talker. You can also give a sweet talk or sweet talk a person (to deceive them).
English For Today (September 1, 2018) By Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (GAB)
Take off your shoes (not, off your shoes). The preposition “off” can’t be used as a verb. This also applies to “switch on the light” (not, on the light).
She took it to extremes (not, to the extreme). To do something to an extreme degree is to go to extremes.
English For Today (August 29, 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.
