TEN COMMON ERRORS

English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)

TEN COMMON ERRORS

1. Selfish interest (nonstandard); self interest (standard).
2. Funny enough (nonstandard); funnily enough (standard).
3. A godsent (nonstandard); a godsend (standard).
4. Joke apart (nonstandard); joking apart (standard).
5. Fight a lost battle (nonstandard); fight a losing battle (standard)
6. To get stucked (nonstandard); to get stuck (standard)
7. Straight/strayed bullet (nonstandard); stray bullet (standard).
8. Buckle up to pass (nonstandard); buckle down to pass (standard).
9. To be overaged (nonstandard); to be overage (standard).
10. Dr Gab (Ganiu abisoye bamgbose; nonstandard); Dr GAB (Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose🤪 (standard)
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