English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye (Dr GAB)
BASIC ENGLISH
Pay workers as ~at~ when due (nonstandard).
Pay workers as and when due (standard). The expression is a way of saying “as due and when due”.
That’s where store lost- ~but~ -found items (nonstandard).
That’s where we store lost- and -found items (standard).
Guys please pipe ~low~ ; I don’t want anyone to know you’re here (nonstandard).
Guys please pipe down ; I don’t want anyone to know you’re here (standard). To pipe down is to stop talking or be less noisy.
GAB
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