English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
Grammar for the Gabians
It’s the ~second year anniversary~ of the Gabian Movement (nonstandard).
It’s the *second anniversary* of the Gabian Movement (standard).
The movement posits that young people can be sociable without being ~riff-raffs~ (nonstandard).
The movement posits that young people can be sociable without being *riff-raff* (standard).
Riff-raff is a collective noun for people with a bad reputation.
The movement is an assembly of ~intelligentsia~ (nonstandard).
The movement is an assembly of *the Intelligentsia* (standard).
The intelligentsia in a country or community are the most educated people there, especially those interested in the arts, philosophy, and politics, and the word is always used with the definite article, “the”.
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