Speaking in Exactitude

English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)

Speaking in Exactitude

If ~worse comes to worse~ , I’ll leave his house (nonstandard).
If the worst comes to the worst , I’ll leave his house (standard).
If worse comes to worst , I’ll leave his house (standard).

Playing games is their ~pass time~ (nonstandard).
Playing games is their pastime (standard).
Playing games is how they pass the time (standard). A pastime is something that you do in your spare time because you enjoy it or are interested in it, and to let time or a period of time go by, especially while doing something enjoyable is to pass the time.
GAB