English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
The Grammar of Etiquette
~I stand to be corrected~ , is this not Dr GAB (nonstandard)?
Correct me if I’m wrong, is this not Dr GAB (standard)?
When your stance is wrong and you accept the correction, then you say ” I stand corrected “.
Speaker A: Thanks for your assistance.
Speaker B: ~Don’t mention~ (nonstandard).
Speaker B: Don’t mention it (standard).
Cheers to a new beginning: ~hip, hip, hip, hooray~ (nonstandard)!
Cheers to a new beginning: hip, hip, hooray (standard)!
GAB
