Compulsory S’s in Utterances

English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (GAB)

More on the importance of “s” in utterances

In layman’s terms (not, in a layman’s term).

The place is off limits for students (not, off limit).

Its out of bounds (not, out of bound).
It’s a stone’s throw (not, stone throw).

Dot the i’s and cross the t’s (not, dot the i and cross the t).

Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (GAB)
Academic Advisor, Distance Learning Centre, University of Ibadan;
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Doctoral Student of English, University of Ibadan.