English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
Avoid the article
Do not act that way ~in the public~ (nonstandard).
Do not act that way *in public* (standard).
If you say or do something in public, you say or do it when a group of people are present.
She is ~a living proof~ that God answers prayers (nonstandard).
She is *living proof* that God answers prayers (standard).
If you say that someone is living proof of something, you mean that their actions or personal qualities show that a particular fact is true or that a particular quality exists.
GAB
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