English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
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Don’t believe that; it’s just ~a hearsay~ (nonstandard).
Don’t believe that; it’s just *hearsay* (standard).
Hearsay is information which you have been told but do not know to be true.
A bad habit wlll do ~a great harm~ to your career (nonstandard).
A bad habit will do *great harm* to your career (standard).
She was charged with possessing weapons with ~an intent~ to endanger life (nonstandard).
She was charged with possessing weapons with *intent* to endanger life (standard).
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