English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
To PERPETUATE or PERPETRATE?
They’ve been ~perpetuating~ atrocities against innocent persons (nonstandard).
They’ve been *perpetrating* atrocities against innocent persons (standard).
If someone perpetrates a crime or any other immoral or harmful act, they do it.
Some persons ~perpetrate~ religious divisions for bad reasons (nonstandard).
Some persons *perpetuate* religious divisions for bad reasons (standard).
If someone or something perpetuates a situation, system, or belief, especially a bad one, they cause it to continue.
GAB
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