English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB) USING ‘USE’ IN USAGES I ~used to~ come to class everyday, Sir (nonstandard).I come to class everyday (standard).I am used to coming to class everyday (standard).The verb form, ‘used to’ talks about past actions:I used to be a teen leader. ✔️ You ~didn’t used~ to be this stubborn (nonstandard).You didn’t use to be this stubborn (standard). She ~use not to be~ this poor (nonstandard).She used not to be this poor (standard).GAB
English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB) COMMON ERRORS We have to examine the proposal ~in details~ before…
English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB) Three functions of “in” as a prefix When “in” is added…
English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB) Avoid the S’s He appeared ~out of the blues~ to claim…
English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB) Important S’s The company seems to be at ~a crossroad~ (nonstandard).…
English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB) Important S’s Everyone is amazed about his ~rag-to-riches~ story (nonstandard). Everyone…
English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB) Important S’s Many people ~jump into conclusion~ (nonstandard). Many people *jump…
English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB) Important S’s You should really thank your ~star~ (nonstandard). You should…
English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB) Important S’s Dr GAB is an eloquent master of ~ceremony~ (nonstandard).…
English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB) Important S’s President Tinubu-led administration is flexing its ~muscle~ on economic…
English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB) Important S’s His doctorate was on humour and I’m doing something…
English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB) WAVE or WAIVE? Muslims are now ~waiving~ at Ramadan and trusting…
English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB) Common Errors There was lack access to ~portable~ water (nonstandard). There…
English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB) INDEED or IN DEED? After the evidence, he admitted that my…
