English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
Erroneous Intermediate Articles
You have to adhere to all instructions from the above (nonstandard).
You have to adhere to all instructions from above (standard). A decision from a position of higher rank or authority is said to be “from above”.
It is primitive to say men don’t cry ~in the public~ (nonstandard).
It is primitive to say men don’t cry in public (standard). Something done in view of other people is done “in public”.
GAB
