Avoid using colloquialism in formal communication

Last week’s column touched on malapropisms. More humour was presented within the week when a guest on a TV talk show insisted that the National Super Alliance presidential candidate Raila Odinga was still ‘on the run’ in regard to the October 26 repeat presidential election.

What he meant to say was that despite having categorically stated he had withdrawn from the October 26 presidential election, Raila’s name was still on the ballot hence, technically, he was still in the race.