English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
WRONG LEXICAL CHOICES
I think her ~hot temper~ is hereditary (nonstandard).
I think her short temper is hereditary (standard).
While a person could be hot-tempered or short-tempered, both being adjectives that mean “to get angry easily”, the noun form is “short temper”, not “hot temper”.
Those requirements were ~unexistent~ in our era (nonstandard).
Those requirements were nonexistent in our era (standard).
Those requirements were inexistent in our era (standard).
You should get a ~nonshrinking~ material (nonstandard).
You should get a nonshrink material (standard). Materials such as cement, grout and fabric that are not liable to contract are nonshrink materials.
GAB
