ARE THE RULES OF ENGLISH CHANGING OR GAB IS JUST CHANGING THEM Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (GAB) He who pays the piper calls the tune (not, dictates). Runny nose (not, running nose). Lagging behind (not, lacking behind). Better the devil you know than the devil you don’t (not, the devil you know is better than the angel you don’t know). You cannot have your cake and eat it (not, you cannot eat your cake and have it). Sail through (not, scale through). At times (not, atimes). Knock knees (not, k-legs). I know full well (not, fully well). Don’t bite the hand that feeds you (not, finger). These and more you have read in my daily lessons and I am sure you are asking: Are these rules changing or this guy is changing them? So is he saying our primary and secondary school teachers did not teach us well? … Languages, especially…