*English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (GAB)*
*How have you been saying these?*
This work is very *taxing* (not, tasky or tasking). A problem that involves a lot of physical and mental effort is taxing.
They should all have *a level playing field* (not, a level playing ground). When everyone involved in a task has the same chance of surviving, they are said to have a level playing field.
I can’t find my *passport* and I must travel next week (not, international passport). An official document normally used for international journeys, which proves the identity and nationality of the person for whom it was issued is a passport.
Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (GAB)
Academic Advisor, Distance Learning Centre, University of Ibadan;
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Doctoral Student of English, University of Ibadan.
