English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
Common Errors
This sum of money should go a long way ~to~ help you (nonstandard).
This sum of money should go a long way *towards* helping you (standard).
If you say that something goes a long way towards doing a particular thing, you mean that it is an important factor in achieving that thing.
Numerous messages now end ~with~ divorce (nonstandard).
Numerous messages now end *in* divorce (standard).
GAB
