English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
What have you been saying?
If worse comes to worse, I’ll return to Ibadan (nonstandard).
If the worst comes to the worst, I’ll return to Ibadan (standard).
Pipe low, your noise won’t change anything (nonstandard).
Pipe down, your noise won’t change anything (standard). To be less noisy is to pipe down.
Buckle up if you must succeed (nonstandard).
Buckle down if you must succeed (standard). To tackle a task with determination is to buckle down.
