English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
TEN ERRORS IN THE USE OF PREPOSITIONS
It is AT your doorstep (nonstandard).
It is ON your doorstep (standard).
He took me out FOR lunch (nonstandard).
He took me out TO lunch (standard).
Guys, be AT alert (nonstandard).
Guys, be ON the alert (standard).
Wash your hand OFF the matter (nonstandard).
Wash your hand OF the matter (standard)
Put your feeling IN words (nonstandard).
Put your feeling INTO words (standard).
I was at the send FORTH (nonstandard).
I was at the send OFF (standard).
Sit UNDER the shade (nonstandard).
Sit IN the shade (standard).
Don’t pour salt IN my wound (nonstandard).
Don’t pour salt INTO my wounds (standard).
A slap ON my face (nonstandard).
A slap IN the face (standard).
Children like to play UNDER the rain (nonstandard).
Children like to play IN the rain.
GAB
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