English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
IN DETAIL or IN DETAILS?
The students were asked to discuss the concept in ~details~ (nonstandard).
The students were asked to discuss the concept in *detail* (standard).
If you examine or discuss something in detail, you do it thoroughly and carefully.
I have to take down all the ~detail~ (nonstandard).
I have to take down all the *details* (standard).
When you talk about the information about someone or something, the right choice is the plural form.
GAB
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