Grammar and Official Documents

English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)

Grammar and Official Documents

Do you have a ~letter headed paper~ (nonstandard)?
Do you have a ~letter head paper~ (nonstandard)?
Do you have a letterhead paper (standard)?

The secretary read the ~minute~ of the meeting (nonstandard).
The secretary read the minutes of the meeting (standard).

I spent about 30 minutes reading and answering my ~mails~ (nonstandard).
I spent about 30 minutes reading and answering my mail (standard). Letters and other information sent and received through email are called mail.
GAB

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