English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
Grammar and Felicitations
May I express my ~felicitation~ to my fellow Muslims (nonstandard).
May I express my felicitations to my fellow Muslims (standard).
You don’t have to visit me; we are not ~killing~ ram today (nonstandard).
You don’t have to visit me; we are not slaughtering ram today (standard). To kill an animal for food is to slaughter it.
Many a Muslim won’t ~lick~ orange till next Ramadan (nonstandard).
Many a Muslim won’t eat orange till next Ramadan (standard).
GAB
