English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
HANDLING PREPOSITIONS
GAB’s Grammar in Discourse Form (GDF) is still ~in~ the market (nonstandard).
GAB’s Grammar in Discourse Form (GDF) is still on sale (standard).
His comment was a slap ~on~ my face (nonstandard).
His comment was a slap in the face (standard). If you describe something that someone does as a slap in the face, you mean that it shocks or upsets you because it shows that they do not support you or respect you.
I’ll leave here any moment ~from~ now (nonstandard).
I’ll leave here at any moment (standard).
I’ll leave here any moment now (standard).
GAB
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