English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
USING THE EXACT WORDS
It’s better to cut your nails with ~a nail cutter~ (nonstandard).
It’s better to cut your nails with nail clippers (standard).
A handheld metal trimmer for shortening the fingernails and toenails is called nail clippers.
I need a ~house girl~; I can’t do my cleaning myself (nonstandard).
I need a housemaid; I can’t do my cleaning myself (standard). A housemaid is a female servant who does cleaning and other work in someone’s house.
We need to buy a ~globe~ for that office (nonstandard).
We need to buy a bulb for that office (standard).
We need to buy a light bulb for that office (standard). A light bulb or bulb is the round glass part of an electric light or lamp which light shines from.
GAB
