English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
Grammar for my VC
The Vice Chancellor of LASU was given ~a red carpet treatment~ on her birthday (nonstandard).
The Vice Chancellor of LASU was given the red carpet treatment on her birthday (standard). A deferential treatment accorded to a person of importance is the red carpet treatment.
May LASU grow by ~leap and bound~ in your tenure (nonstandard).
May LASU grow by leaps and bounds in your tenure (standard). The idiom is used to emphasise that someone or something is improving or increasing quickly and greatly.
We are optimistic that your tenure will ~pave way~ for better welfare for staff (nonstandard).
We are optimistic that your tenure will pave the way for better welfare for staff (standard).
~On a whole~, the LASU Community felicitates and appreciates you for all you do (nonstandard).
On the whole, the LASU Community felicitates and appreciates you for all you do (standard).
GAB
