English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
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~First thing first~ , let’s get to understand the focus (nonstandard).
First things first , let’s try to understand the focus !standard). When we mean to say important matters should be dealt with before other things, the standard expression is “First things first”.
The clerk was regarded as ~the first among equal~ by the other chief officers (nonstandard).
The clerk was regarded as the first among equals by the other chief officers (standard).
Shall we observe a minute silence in his honour (nonstandard)?
Shall we observe a minute’s silence in his honour (standard)?
