ENGLISH FOR OFFICIAL PURPOSE II

English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)

ENGLISH FOR OFFICIAL PURPOSE II

Your ~working experience~ doesn’t necessarily determine your competence (nonstandard).
Your work experience doesn’t necessarily determine your competence (standard).

He is going to ~resume~ as the vice chancellor tomorrow (nonstandard).
He is going to assume duty as the vice chancellor tomorrow (standard). For clarity’s sake, you are supposed to “resume” an activity, a job and the like, after it has been interrupted in times past but you “assume” a role and responsibility, among other things, for the very first time.

We need a ~staple pin~ for this stapler (nonstandard).
We need a staple for this stapler (standard). Staples are small pieces of bent wire that are used mainly for holding sheets of paper together firmly.
GAB