English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
Grammar and NYSC
Best wishes to the newly mobilised ~corpers~ (nonstandard).
Best wishes to the newly mobilised ~corp members~ (nonstandard).
Best wishes to the newly mobilised corps members (standard). Note that corpse is pronounced /kɔː/.
I have seen my Nysc posting (nonstandard).
I have seen my NYSC posting (standard). Acronyms should be written in block letters.
The NYSC anthem reads as ” ~under~ the sun and in the rain” (norm/nonstandard).
The NYSC anthem should read as ” in the sun and in the rain” (standard/grammatical).
It is essential that composers subject their compositions to grammatical acceptability.
GAB
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