English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
-ING WORDS WITH S
Have you adapted well to your new ~surrounding~ (nonstandard)?
Have you adapted well to your new *surroundings* (standard)?
When you are describing the place where you are at the moment, or the place where you live, you can refer to it as your surroundings.
You have to leave with your ~belonging~ (nonstandard).
You have to leave with your *belongings* (standard).
Your belongings are the things that you own, especially things that are small enough to be carried.
Are you satisfied with your ~earning~ (nonstandard)?
Are you satisfied with your *earnings* (standard)?
Your earnings are the sums of money that you earn by working.
GAB
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