English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
REGISTER ON RELIGION
Muslims will commence their ~fasting~ this week (nonstandard).
Muslims will commence their fast this week (standard).
~Ramadhan~ is a month of blessing (nonstandard).
Ramadan is a month of blessing (standard).
The imam placed his Quran on the ~podium~ when preaching (nonstandard).
The imam placed his Quran on the lectern while preaching (standard). A tall stand with a sloping top to hold a book or notes, from which someone, typically a preacher or lecturer, can read while standing up is a lectern while a podium is a small platform on which a person may stand to be seen by an audience, as when making a speech or conducting an orchestra.
GAB
