MIND THE SPACE

English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye (Dr GAB)

MIND THE SPACE

There are ~alot~ of people in the hall (nonstandard).
There are a lot of people in the hall (standard).

~Infact~, he couldn’t wait even wait to eat (nonstandard).
In fact, he couldn’t even wait to eat (standard).

~Weldone~, you’ve worked very hard (nonstandard).
Well done, you’ve worked very hard (standard).

He won the election ~inspite~ of his prison record (nonstandard).
He won the election in spite of his prison record (standard). This word should not be mistaken for “despite” which is a single word.

~Noone~ expected him to act that way (nonstandard).
No one expected him to act way (standard). This shouldn’t be mistaken for words such as someone.
GAB