English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
COMMON ERRORS
My class seems to be ~lacking behind~ in Maths (nonstandard).
My class seems to be *lagging behind* in Maths (standard).
If one thing or person lags behind another thing or person, their progress is slower than that of the other.
Men often feel shy to ~argue~ with sellers (nonstandard).
Men often feel shy to *haggle* with sellers (standard).
If you haggle, you argue about something before reaching an agreement, especially about the cost of something that you are buying.
The employer encouraged them to boost their ~moral~ (nonstandard).
The employer encouraged them to boost their *morale* (standard).
Morale is the amount of confidence and cheerfulness that a group of people have.
GAB
