Atiku and the meaning of an “orphan” in English
In his pre-recorded initiatory presidential campaign speech on November 19, 2018, former Vice President and PDP presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar
Politics of Grammar
Politics of Grammar
“Mesu Jamba,” the question of etymological fallacy, and other reactions
My November 4, 2018 column titled “Mesu Jamba, a Slur Against Ilorin People, is a Linguistic Fraud,” elicited unexpectedly impassioned and thought-pro
“Working Experience” “Request for”: Q and A on Grammar, Usage, Expressions
This edition of my Q and A series answers such questions as the difference between “amount” and “number”; the appropriate ways to say certain English
Some guidance on the use of the Prepositions “on” and “in”
S everal readers have asked me to give them guidance on when it is proper to use the locational prepositions “in” and “on” in certain fixed expression
How Buhari is changing Nigerian English (II)
This is a continuation from last week. 9. “Grass cutter.” Native English speakers might think this is an alternative name for a lawn mower, and peopl