Idioms and Figures of Speech
When someone "kicks the bucket", no bucket is harmed. Welcome to the part of English that refuses to mean what it says.
What this unit covers
Unit 4: Concord, Punctuation, Spelling and Common Errors
- 1 Subject–Verb Agreement (Concord)The news is good, the scissors are blunt, and neither the students nor the lecturer was late. Here is the logic behind each one. · 10 min
- 2 PunctuationOne comma separates "Let's eat, Grandma!" from "Let's eat Grandma!", and spares a very worried grandmother. · 10 min
- 3 Spelling and Word Formation (Affixation)English spelling looks lawless, but most of it follows a few rules, and the rest you can learn in families. · 10 min
- 4 Idioms and Figures of SpeechWhen someone "kicks the bucket", no bucket is harmed. Welcome to the part of English that refuses to mean what it says. · 9 min
- 5 Common Errors in Nigerian EnglishIn Enugu, "Borrow me your pen" makes perfect sense. In a formal letter, it is a mistake. · 11 min