English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
BADGE or BARGE?
You can’t just ~badge~ into someone’s house that way (nonstandard).
You can’t just *barge* into someone’s house that way (standard).
If you barge into a place or barge through it, you rush or push into it in a rough and rude way.
You have to use your ~barge~ always (nonstandard).
You have to use your *badge* always (standard).
You can ~barge~ your product for uniqueness (nonstandard).
You can *badge* your product for uniqueness (standard).
A badge is a piece of metal or cloth which you wear to show that you belong to an organisation or support a cause. As a verb, it means to mark with a badge or other distinguishing emblem.
GAB
No comment