English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose
Grammar Note
He was dismissed because he came into the examination hall with expo (nonstandard).
He was dismissed because he came into the examination hall with a crib (standard). Something used for cheating in an examination is called a crib. It’s also called ‘pony’ in informal American English.
She’s crying because I took just one buns from her plate (nonstandard).
She’s crying because I took just one bun from her plate (standard). Buns are small bread rolls that are sometimes sweet and may contain dried fruit or spices. They are countable nouns and should not attract an -s when used as singular.
I always admire his gap-tooth (nonstandard).
I always admire his diastema (standard). A gap between a person’s two upper front teeth is called diastema. Note, however, that a person could be said to be gap-toothed.
GAB
