English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (GAB)
Basic English
Don’t fight a lost battle (nonstandard)
Don’t fight a losing battle (standard). A struggle that seems certain to end in failure is a losing battle.
This should wet your appetite (nonstandard).
This should whet your appetite (standard). To
arouse one’s interest or eagerness is to whet one’s appetite.
GAB
