English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
SPELLINGS
Our God is ~omniscience~ (nonstandard).
Our God is omniscient (standard).
Only God can lay claim to omniscience (standard).
Omniscience is a noun and it means to have unlimited knowledge so God has omniscience. However, the adjectival form is omniscient. God can claim omniscience because he is omniscient. Note too that in both words, there is no letter ‘i’ between m and n: omni (not, omini).
This is such a ~magnificient~ view (nonstandard).
This is such a magnificent view (standard). Note that ‘magnificent’ and ‘beneficent’ end in ‘cent’ (not, cient).
I need a ~full scap~ for my assignment (nonstandard).
I need a foolscap for my assignment (standard).
GAB
1 Comment
A great job you are have been doing, sir!
Pertaining to the spelling aspect, I will like to add ‘enimity’ (wrong), ‘enmity’ (right). It’s another common error. Thanks!