English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (GAB)
Expressions with obligatory “the”
My account is in red (nonstandard).
My account is in the red (standard).
Jerry has been called to bar (nonstandard).
Jerry has been called to the bar (standard).
It was a slip of tongue (nonstandard).
It was a slip of the tongue (standard).
GAB
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