English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
SPELLING IN ACADEMIC WRITING
A short piece of writing at the beginning of a book written by someone aside the author is a ~forward~ (nonstandard).
A short piece of writing at the beginning of a book written by someone aside the author is a foreword (standard).
Note that there are two s’s in the spelling of ~festchcrift~ (nonstandard).
Note that there are two s’s in the spelling of festschcrift (standard).
A short text at the beginning or end of a book where the writer names people or other works that have helped in writing the book is ~acknowledgement~ (nonstandard).
A short text at the beginning or end of a book where the writer names people or other works that have helped in writing the book is acknowledgements (standard).
I love to go through the table of ~content~ (nonstandard).
I love to go through the table of contents (standard).
GAB
Thank you sir
Awesome! If this can be going on incessantly, grammatical errors will be reduced or terminated entirely in our society.