English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
COMMON ERRORS
The stadium has a ~sitting~ capacity of fifty thousand fifty thousand (nonstandard).
The stadium has a seating capacity of fifty thousand fifty thousand (standard).
Every tailor must have a ~tape rule~ (nonstandard).
Every tailor must have a tape measure (standard). A tape measure is a strip of metal, plastic, or cloth which has numbers marked on it and is used for measuring.
I have friends in ~high place~ (nonstandard).
I have friends in high places (standard). A position of power and influence is described as being in high places.
GAB
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