English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
GRAMMAR IN RAMADAN
~Happy Ramadan Kareem/Mubarak~. (standard).
*Ramadan Kareem/Mubarak* (standard).
Ramadan Kareem/Mubarak is itself a greeting.
Congratulations to ~Muslims~ brothers and sisters (nonstandard)
Congratulations to *Muslim* brothers and sisters (standard).
Nouns, such as “Muslim”, should not attract s when it precedes another noun.
The moon has been ~cited~ (nonstandard).
The moon has been sited (nonstandard).
The moon has been sighted (standard).
To see or observe something or somebody is to sight them.
May Allah accept it as an ~art~ of worship (nonstandard).
May Allah accept it as an *act* of worship (standard).
A thing done (a deed) is an act, not an art.
Dr GAB
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