MISSPELLING

English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)

MISSPELLINGS

I pitied her when she had ~whiklow~ (nonstandard).
I pitied her when she had whitlow (standard). An infection of the finger and especially the fingertip that is typically caused by infection of a virus is whitlow.

On that ~faithful~ day, nobody had thought he would come around (nonstandard).
On that fateful day, nobody had thought he would come around (standard). If an action or a time when something happened is described as fateful, it is considered to have an important, and often very bad, effect on future events.

A believer should pray without ~season~ (nonstandard).
A believer should pray without ceasing (standard).
GAB

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