Daily Errors

English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye (GAB)

Note:

That’s the vice-chancellor (not, vice chancellor).

She was in a coma (not, in coma).

The Obasanjo regime introduced GSM to Nigeria (not, Obasanjo’s regime). When we refer to an administration led by a person, it is preceded by the definite article (the) and the noun doesn’t attract an apostrophe.

She is running a temperature (not, temperature).

Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (GAB)
Academic Advisor, Distance Learning Centre, University of Ibadan;
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Doctoral student of English, University of Ibadan.

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