English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
Common Errors
None of them has their father’s dark ~colour~ (nonstandard).
None of them has their father’s dark *colouring* (standard).
Someone’s colouring is the colour of their hair, skin, and eyes.
We really saw him in his true ~colour~ yesterday (nonstandard).
We really saw him in his true *colours* yesterday (standard).
If you see someone in their true colours or if they show their true colours, you realise what they are really like.
GAB
