English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
MOTIVATING GRAMMAR
If by December you have nothing to show as your achievement, let it not ~skip~ your mind that you still have life (nonstandard).
If by December you have nothing to show as your achievement, let it not slip your mind that you still have life (standard). To forget something is for that thing to slip your mind.
Your desires will be granted. In the ~main time~, thank God for life (nonstandard).
Your desires will be granted. In the meantime, thank God for life (standard).
It’s never too late to achieve your desires; just try ~as best as you can~ (nonstandard).
It’s never too late to achieve your desires; just try as best you can. When you try hard to do something skillfully or accurately, then you’re doing it as best you can (not, as best as you can).
GAB
