AVOID THE D’s

English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)

AVOID THE D’s

The coach discovered he was ~overaged~ (nonstandard).
The coach discovered he was overage (standard).

Ensure that all nuts and bolts are ~secured~ (nonstandard).
Ensure that all nuts and bolts are secure (standard).

We got an ~advanced~ payment for the job yesterday (nonstandard).
We got an advance payment for the job yesterday (standard).
GAB