English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
NOUN, NOT ADJECTIVE
My phone was on ~silent~ when you called (nonstandard).
My phone was on silence when you called (standard).
Some countries have not changed since ~independent~ (nonstandard).
Some countries have not changed since independence (standard).
Are you trying to measure my ~intelligent~ (nonstandard)?
Are you trying to measure my intelligence (standard)?
GAB
