English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
MIND THE S’s
He has been made the ~admission~ officer of the school (nonstandard).
He has been made the *admissions* officer of the school (standard).
First ~thing~ first, let’s welcome the new students (nonstandard).
First *things* first, let’s welcome the new students (standard).
You say ‘first things first’ when you are talking about something that should be done or dealt with before anything else because it is the most important.
We needed a trolley on ~wheel~ (nonstandard).
We needed a trolley on *wheels* (standard).
Something on wheels has wheels attached to the bottom, so that it can be moved easily.
GAB
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