English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
Is the room TILED or TARRED?
We just ~tarred~ the whole house (nonstandard).
We just *tiled* the whole house (standard).
When someone tiles a surface such as a roof or floor, they cover it with tiles.
The government has ~tiled~ all the roads in this area (nonstandard).
The government has *tarred* all the roads in this area (standard).
To tar is to cover or smear with or as with tar.
GAB
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