English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
AVOID THE D’s
The coach discovered he was ~overaged~ (nonstandard).
The coach discovered he was overage (standard).
Ensure that all nuts and bolts are ~secured~ (nonstandard).
Ensure that all nuts and bolts are secure (standard).
We got an ~advanced~ payment for the job yesterday (nonstandard).
We got an advance payment for the job yesterday (standard).
GAB
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This is very informative.
Thanks so much, Dr. GAB