English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
TAUTOLOGY
She went for a ~night vigil~ yesterday (nonstandard).
She went for a ~vigil~ yesterday (standard).
A vigil is a period of time when people remain quietly in a place, especially at night, for example because they are praying or are making a political protest.
She ~frowns her face~ at me always (nonstandard).
She *frowns* at me always (standard).
When someone frowns, their eyebrows become drawn together, because they are annoyed, worried, or puzzled, or because they are concentrating.
I will ~sue him to court~ for this (nonstandard).
I will *sue him* for this (standard).
If you sue someone, you start a legal case against them, usually in order to claim money from them because they have harmed you in some way.
GAB


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