English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
NIGERIAN LEXICAL ITEMS
He faced the ~~double wahala~ of losing his job and getting divorced (nonstandard).
He faced the *double whammy* of losing his job and getting divorced (standard).
Double whammy is a situation when two unpleasant things happen at almost the same time.
Come on, ~sharp sharp~, we are late already (nonstandard).
Come on, *chop-chop*, we are late (standard).
Chop-chop is an informal expression used to tell someone to hurry.
There are also ~face me I face you~ in developed countries (nonstandard).
There are also *tenement houses* in developed countries (standard).
A tenement house is a large building divided into apartments, usually in a poor area of a city.
GAB
