English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
Grammar and Physiology
She has a serious ~half past four~ (nonstandard).
She has *a bad squint* (standard).
A squint is a condition caused by a weakness of the eye muscles that makes the eyes look in different directions from each other. A variant of this condition is called “cross-eye”.
Although he has ~k-leg~, he is very handsome (nonstandard).
Although he is *knock-kneed*, he is very handsome (standard).
If someone is knock-kneed, their knees bend towards each other.
She is a beautiful lady with ~bowl~ legs (nonstandard).
She is a beautiful lady with *bow* legs (standard).
A bow-legged person has legs that curve out at the knees.
He had a cold so he was continuously bringing out ~mucus~ (nonstandard).
He had a cold so he was continuously bringing out *phlegm* (standard).
Phlegm is the thick yellowish substance that develops in your throat and at the back of your nose when you have a cold, while mucus is a thick liquid that is produced in some parts of your body, for example the inside of your nose.
GAB
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