English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
MIND THE S’s
Professor Wole Soyinka is ~a man of letter~ (nonstandard).
Professor Wole Soyinka is *a man of letters* (standard).
The tickets are selling like ~hot cake~ (nonstandard).
The tickets are selling like *hot cakes* (standard).
If things are selling like hot cakes, a lot of people are buying them.
We took some decisions ~behind closed door~ (nonstandard).
We took some decisions *behind closed doors* (standard).
If people have talks and discussions behind closed doors, they have them in private because they want them to be kept secret.
GAB
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