English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (GAB)
Everyday mistakes
In the maintime, let’s be patient (nonstandard).
In the meantime, let’s be patient (standard). When you mean to say for the time being, it is expressed as “meantime”.
We need more more ropes/wire in the compound (nonstandard).
We need more clothesline in the compound (standard). A rope or wire on which washed clothes are hung to dry is called clothesline.
GAB
