English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
GRIND, GROUND, GROUNDED
Can you help me ~ground~ the pepper (nonstandard)?
Can you help me *grind* the pepper (standard)?
If you grind a substance, you crush it between two hard surfaces or with a machine until it becomes a fine powder.
I’ve ~grounded~ the corn (nonstandard).
I’ve *ground* the corn (standard).
The past tense of “grind” is “ground”.
You should ban television for a while and ~grind~ your children (nonstandard).
You should ban television for a while and *ground* your children (standard).
When parents ground a child, they forbid them to go out and enjoy themselves for a period of time, as a punishment. The past tense is grounded.
The government ordered all the planes to be ~ground~ (nonstandard).
The government ordered all the planes to be *grounded* (standard).
If an aircraft or its passengers are grounded, they are made to stay on the ground and are not allowed to take off.
GAB
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