Ten Basic Errors in Everyday English

English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (GAB)

Ten basic errors in everyday English

1. Scent danger (not, sense danger).

2. Round off a task (not, round up).

3. Take things personally (not, take things personal).

4. Be in the hot seat (not, on the hot seat).

5. Clap him (not, clap for him).

6. The politician defected (not, decamped).

7. Once bitten twice shy (not, once beaten twice shy).

8. He is mediocre (not, a mediocre).

9. Time’s up (not, time up).

10. Shed light on this (not, shed more light on it).
GAB

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