English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
RELATIONSHIP GRAMMAR
Don’t toast her if you won’t be serious with her (nonstandard).
Don’t woo her if you won’t be serious with her (standard).
She was disvirgined by her boyfriend (nonstandard).
She was deflowered by her boyfriend (standard).
The woman put to bed last week (nonstandard). This expression is only common among Nigerians; to put to bed in Standard English is to help a child go to bed.
She delivered a baby boy (nonstandard).
She was delivered of a baby boy (standard).
GAB
