English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
ENGLISH WORDS WITH NEW MEANINGS IN NIGERIA
The politician offered him a ~bogus~ sum of money (Popular Nigerian English).
The politician offered him a *huge/substantial* sum of money (standard).
In Standard English, if you describe something as bogus, it does not mean to be huge; it means to be fake, false, artificial or illogical:
Any smart person would know that his claims are *bogus*. ✅
I ~stylishly~ avoided the question (Popular Nigerian English).
I *subtly* avoided the question (Standard English).
Something that is subtle is not immediately obvious or noticeable.
In Standard English, someone or something that is stylish is smart, elegant, and fashionable:
She dresses *stylishly* to church always. ✅
GAB
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