English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
FIVE COMMONLY MISREPRESENTED ENGLISH IDIOMS
- More grease to your elbow (nonstandard).
More power to your elbow (standard). - Birds of the same feather fly together (nonstandard).
Birds of a feather flock together (standard). - You cannot eat your cake and have it (nonstandard).
You cannot have your cake and eat it (standard). - He who pays the piper dictates the tune (nonstandard).
He who pays the piper calls the tune (standard). - What’s good for the goose is good for the gander (nonstandard).
What’s sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander (standard).
GAB
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I would like to learn more
Imparted
Shocked at how far English has left me. Nice job Dr.