English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (GAB)
This place is as silent as the graveyard (nonstandard).
This place is as silent as the grave (nonstandard).
Everybody run for their dear life (nonstandard).
Everybody run for dear life (standard).
This is just formality (nonstandard).
This is just a formality (standard).
GAB
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