English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
Ours vs Theirs
With ASUU strike and high cost of living, Nigerian students were hit with double wahala last year (Nigerian English).
With ASUU strike and high cost of living, Nigerian students were hit with double whammy last year (British English). A combination of two usually adverse forces, circumstances, or effects is called double whammy.
Ada is a cry cry baby (Nigerian English).
Ada is a crybaby (British English). A person, especially a child, who sheds tears frequently or readily is a crybaby.
She prefers hot to beer (Nigerian English).
She prefers spirits to beer (standard). The liquid containing ethanol and water that is distilled from an alcoholic liquid or mash is called spirits.
GAB
