English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
DETAIL or DETAILS?
Let me explain to you ~in details~ (nonstandard).
Let me explain to you *in detail* (standard).
Detail means “including or considering all the information about something or every part of something”.
More examples:
I won’t go into detail. ✔️
He’s got eye (not, eyes) for detail. ✔️
You will have to share your ~detail~ with me (nonstandard).
You will have to share your *details* with me (standard).
A detail is a single piece of information or fact about something or someone and it can be used in plural when more than one piece of information is needed. Other usages are:
We don’t know the details of the story yet. ✔️
Don’t divulge details about the plan. ✔️
GAB
