English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (GAB)
HANDLING ARTICLES
I’ll begin from ~the scratch~ (nonstandard).
I’ll begin from scratch (standard).
Possessing the gift of the gab is not ~a child’s play~ (nonstandard).
Possessing the gift of the gab is not child’s play (standard). The ability to speak with eloquence and fluency is the gift of the gab.
I haven’t been to ~UK~ (nonstandaed).
I haven’t been to the UK (standard).
GAB
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