English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
NOTE THE SLIGHT DIFFERENCES
My book ~lunch~ comes up on Thursday (nonstandard).
My book launch comes up on Thursday (standard).
Lunch is a meal eaten in the middle of the day, typically one that is lighter or less formal than an evening meal: The launch should be over before lunch time.
I’m not sure anyone ~haunts~ in cities (nonstandard).
I’m not sure anyone hunts in cities (standard). To chase and try to kill animals for food is to hunt. It also means to try to find something or someone: They are still hunting for some Soyinka’s books. ✔️
To haunt means for a ghost to appear in a place repeatedly or to cause repeated suffering or anxiety:
It seems a grey lady haunts the village. ✔️
He is still haunted by the experience. ✔️
GAB
