English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
Common Errors
We have to serve our ~father’s land~ (nonstandard).
We have to serve our ~father land~ (nonstandard).
We have to serve our fatherland (standard).
Please ~low~ the music (nonstandard).
Please ~lower down~ the music (nonstandard).
Please dial down the music (standard).
You have to reduce your activities to the ~barest minimum~ (nonstandard).
You have to reduce your activities to a bare minimum (standard).
GAB
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