English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
Obligatory A’s
The victim went into ~coma~ (nonstandard).
The victim went into a coma (standard).
I have been on ~diet~ for a while (nonstandard).
I have been on a diet for a while (standard).
He is as cool as ~cucumber~ (nonstandard).
He is as cool as a cucumber (standard). To be untroubled by heat or exertion is to be as cool as a cucumber.
GAB
