English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)

Errors

One man’s ~food~ is another man’s poison (nonstandard).
One man’s meat is another man’s poison (standard).

Let’s come to the ~negotiation~ table (nonstandard).
Let’s come to the negotiating table (standard).

Do you accept ~promising~ notes from your customers (nonstandard)?
Do you accept promissory notes from your customer (standard). A signed document containing a written promise to pay a stated sum to a specified person or the bearer at a specified date or on demand is a promissory note.

GAB

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