English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
VICES or VICE?
Vices are moral faults or disgusting habits such as greed, pride, envy and lust. Note that it can be used in the singular form to refer to one major bad habit.
He exhibits all major vice you can think of. ✖️
He exhibits all major vices you can think of. ✔️
His only vice is to get drunk on ogogoro. ✔️
Vice, as an uncountable noun, means illegal activities such as illegal sex, drugs, human traficking and kidnapping.
The Inspector General of police said he was committed to wiping out vices in the society. ✖️
The Inspector General of police said he was committed to wiping out vice in the society. ✔️
GAB
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