English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
ON “NEWS”
I heard ~a good news~ this afternoon (nonstandard).
I heard *good news* this afternoon (standard).
Foreign ~news are~ on page 15 (nonstandard).
(standard).
Foreign *news is* on page 15 (standard).
There are about ~four news~ on my mind (nonstandard).
There are about *four news items* on my mind (standard).
GAB
