Wrongly Used Expressions

English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (GAB)

Note:

It’s handover (not, handing over).

It’s letterhead (not, letter headed or letter headed paper)

It’s wholesaler (not wholeseller). A person who sells at wholesale is a wholesaler.

It’s cannot (not, can not; the words are written together). I cannot come now (not, I can not come now). However, we can say: I can not but wonder why he did that.

Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (GAB)
Academic Advisor, Distance Learning Centre, University of Ibadan;
&
Doctoral Student of English, University of Ibadan.

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