Monday, December 16, 2013

administer/minister: Common Errors in English Usage Entry for Monday, December 16, 2013

administer/minister 
You can minister to someone by administering first aid. Note how the “ad” in “administer” resembles “aid” in order to remember the correct form of the latter phrase. “Minister” as a verb always requires “to” following it.


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