By English for Today (October 9, 2018) by Ganiu Abisoye (GAB)
In public,
Say: You’re in my line of sight.
Not: You’re blocking me.
Say: Let’s go back to the drawing board
Not: Let’s go back to the drawing table.
Say: She’s troubling me.
Not: She’s looking for my trouble.
Say: Pardon or Say it again
Not: Come again.
Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose
Academic Advisor, Distance Learning Centre, University of Ibadan;
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Doctoral student of English, University of Ibadan.
