COMMON ERRORS

English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)

COMMON ERRORS

I can’t wait for ~raining season~ to come (nonstandard).
I can’t wait for rainy season to come (standard).

He has never ~set his feet~ in Texas (nonstandard).
He has never set foot in Texas (standard).

Why is that car ~horning~ continuously (nonstandard)?
Why is that honking continuously (standard)? The horn is the device that makes a loud noise as a signal or warning. So, you honk a horn .
GAB

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