English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
Note the S’s
The ~wind~ of change will blow across the world by God’s grace (nonstandard).
The winds of change will blow across the world by God’s grace (standard).
On ~a second thought~ , those embezzling public funds should sense the vanity of life now (nonstandard).
On second thoughts , those embezzling public funds should sense the vanity of life now (standard). Note, however, that the idiom “on second thoughts” is different from the idiom “without a second thought” which does not attract an ‘s’: The president declared a lockdown without a second thought.
GAB
