English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
GRAMMAR AND LAMENTATION
If ASUU could be ignored during electioneering, I pray we are not ~in soup~ when they emerge (nonstandard).
If ASUU could be ignored during electioneering, I pray we are not in the soup when they emerge (standard). If you say that someone is in the soup, you mean they are in trouble.
Many ~unguided statements~ have been heard from the government functionaries that should promote education (nonstandard).
Many unguarded statements have been heard from the government functionaries that should promote education (standard). If you make an unguarded remark or say something in an unguarded moment, you tell someone something that you would usually keep secret, sometimes in a way that shows bad judgment.
The high level of corruption in Nigeria is bound to have educational ~ramification~ (nonstandard).
The high level of corruption in Nigeria is bound to have educational ramifications (standard). A complex or unwelcome consequence of an action or event is called ramifications.
GAB
