HANDLING SOME L WORDS

English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)

HANDLING SOME L WORDS

GAB is a budding scholar and, less we forget, a good MC as well (nonstandard).
GAB is a budding scholar and, lest we forget, a good MC as well (standard).

Since I started following GAB’s daily lessons, low and behold, my use of English has been improved (nonstandard).
Since I started following GAB’s daily lessons, lo and behold, my use of English has been improved (standard).

The later half of 2019 seems to be so fast (nonstandard).
The latter half of 2019 seems to be so fast (standard). When you mean that something is occurring or situated nearer to the end of something than to the beginning, the word is latter and not later.
GAB