Extraneous Letters

English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (GAB)

Extraneous Letters

It’s a lovely saloon (nonstandard).
It’s a lovely salon (standard).

He augumented his income by painting houses (nonstandard).
He augmented his income by painting houses (standard).

We serve a convenant keeping God (nonstandard).
We serve a covenant keeping God (standard).

We need portable water in this neighbourhood (nonstandard).
We need potable water in this neighbourhood (standard).
Dr GAB

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