‘She's skeered. Whyn't they leave her be?’

In Nigerian English, sorry' is used as an expression of apology even when one is not the cause of any miscomfort, whilewell-done" is applied generally to greet somebody at work.

“Here, Pat, give us a g.p., like a good fellow.” The curate brought him a glass of plain porter. The man drank it at a gulp and asked for a caraway seed.

In the primary and secondary schools, the student is taught the rudiments of literacy and arithmetic; is introduced to history and literature; acquires the beginner's skills in mathematics; is noddingly acquainted with science; and in general, is given a perspective on the modern world and of his and her place in it.