English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
NY or ING?
He’s a ~cunny~ person (nonstandard).
He’s a cunning person (standard).
She’s got a ~running~ nose (nonstandard).
She’s got a runny nose (standard).
She talks always; she’s such a ~lousy~ person (nonstandard).
She talks always; she’s such a noisy person (standard). The slang word lousy is the perfect way to describe something particularly awful or rotten. When you’re sick, you feel lousy, and when someone is mean or rude, they treat you in a lousy way.
GAB
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