Grammar and Eid

English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)

Grammar and Eid

Muslims all over the world are ~on high spirit~ today (nonstandard).
Muslims all over the world are ~in high spirit~ today (nonstandard).
Muslims all over the world are in high spirits today (standard).

They shall all gather on the ~playing ground~ to worship this morning (nonstandard).
They shall all gather in the playground to worship this morning (standard).

Let the ~battle line~ be drawn between you and sins after Ramadan (nonstandard).
Let the battle lines be drawn between you and sins after Ramadan (standard).
GAB