NIGERIAN ENGLISH (N.E.) VERSUS BRITISH ENGLISH (B.E.)

English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)

NIGERIAN ENGLISH (N.E.) VERSUS BRITISH ENGLISH (B.E.)

I can’t find the second leg of this sock so get me another brown socks (N.E.).
I can’t find the mate to this sock so get me another brown socks (B.E.). Either of a pair of matched objects is called mate.

The food was so delicious that I had to request second round (N.E.).
The food was so delicious that I had to request seconds (B.E.). An extra serving of food given after one has eaten is seconds.

He prefers to buy second hand and fix them afterwards (N.E.).
He prefers to buy seconds and fix them afterwards (B.E.). Goods that are sold cheaply because they have slight faults are also called seconds.
GAB