English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
MIND THE S’s
His dad is a professor and he wants a career ~along the same line~ (nonstandard).
His dad is a professor and he wants a career *along the same lines* (standard).
Everyone thought he cooked the ~book~ (nonstandard).
Everyone thought he cooked the *books* (standard).
These premises are out of ~bound~ to students (nonstandard).
These premises are out of *bounds* to students (standard).
If you say that someone has cooked the books, you mean that they have changed figures or a written record in order to deceive people.
GAB
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