English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
OBLIGATORY S’S
Money reveals people’s true ~colour~ (nonstandard).
Money reveals people’s true *colours* (standard).
If you see someone in their true colours or if they show their true colours, you realise what they are really like.
The interior was a ~shamble~ (nonstandard).
The interior was a *shambles* (standard).
If a place, event, or situation is a shambles or is in a shambles, everything is in disorder.
Don’t make ~backstair~ deals with politicians (nonstandard).
Don’t make *backstairs* deals with politicians (standard).
GAB
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