English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
Englishes
That’s *the last price* for my service (Nigerian).
That’s *the bottom line* for my service (British).
The last offer someone will accept is their bottom line.
I didn’t find my wear on *the rope* (Nigerian).
I didn’t find my clothes on the *clothes line* (British).
A piece of rope or string from which wet clothes are hung, usually outside, to dry is a clothesline.
Three *gbosa* for the winner (nonstandard).
Three *cheers* for the winner (British).
GAB
