English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (GAB)
Common but Wrong Expressions
We need to expantiate on this (nonstandard).
We need to expatiate on this standard. There is no “n” in the word just as there is no “n” in covenant.
There are many religious faithfuls in Nigeria (nonstandard).
There are many religious faithful in Nigeria (standard). T.hose who are faithful to a particular religion or political party are called faithful.
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