English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
NOUN or ADJECTIVE?
~Silent~ is the best answer for a fool (nonstandard).
*Silence* is the best answer for a fool (standard).
Please, let everyone be ~silence~ (nonstandard).
Please, let everyone be *silent* (standard).
We welcome his ~Eminent~, the Emir of Kano (nonstandard).
We welcome his *Eminence*, the Emir of Kano (standard).
I met an ~eminence~ historian (nonstandard).
I met an *eminent* historian (standard).
GAB
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