English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
A CLASS PLAYER or A CLASSIC PLAYER?
With 900 career goals, Ronaldo is certainly a ~classic~ player (nonstandard).
With 900 career goals, Ronaldo is certainly a *class* player (standard).
If you describe someone or something as a class person or thing, you mean that they are very good.
“Things Fall Apart” is a ~class~ novel (nonstandard).
“Things Fall Apart” is a *classic* novel (standard).
A classic example of a thing or situation has all the features which you expect such a thing or situation to have.
Their usage of both words is, however, context-dependent.
GAB
