English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
Grammar and Domestic Language
Drop your cup on the ~centre table~ (nonstandard).
Drop your cup on the coffee table (standard).
Parents, especially mothers, should beware of ~house helps~ (nonstandard).
Parents, especially mothers, should beware of home helps (standard).
Parents, especially mothers, should beware of housemaids (standard).
Unfold the ~napin~ and put it on your lap (nonstandard).
Unfold the napkin and put it on your lap (standard). Note that the k in the word should be pronounced.
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