COMMON ERRORS

English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)

COMMON ERRORS

It takes two to ~tangle~ (nonstandard).
It takes two to tango (standard).

He got ~stucked~ at the park (nonstandard).
He got stuck at the park (standard).

Some ~touts~ now roam the street at night (nonstandard).
Some louts now roam the street at night (standard).
A young man who behaves in a very rude, offensive and sometimes violent way is a lout while a tout is a person who buys up tickets for an event to resell them at a profit.
GAB

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