English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
Avoid the Articles
We need to start ~from the scratch~ (nonstandard).
We need to start *from scratch* (standard).
You can do something from the start, from the beginning but from scratch.
Doing research is ~a child’s play~ for him (nonstandard).
Doing research is *child’s play* for him (standard).
A task which is easily accomplished is said to be child’s play.
GAB
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