Whatever we say 'sef' and ' severally' definitely qualify as REGIONAL standard English due to long, regular, wide and standardized usage let the self appointed English police on this forum take note! The tussle between prescriptive and generative grammarians is age long.
English has always evolved and standardized English in Shakesoearean times is no longer standardized English even in England the birth place of English ye gods, thine will be done!
Now add the place of the Commonwealth in the post- BREXIT world.
And that does not mean academics have no right to stick to their own use and jargons as their own specific English dialect. Law jargon for instance has stood the test of time despite changes to the language.
For me when you say "native speaker" I say 'native of where? The closest in the family ( UK, CANADA, US, IRISH & AUSTRALIA) are not exactly identical. They have their differences and do not penalize each other for such differences. Why penalize other non-western members of the British Commonwealth?
OAA
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From: "Harrow, Kenneth" <harrow@msu.edu>
Date: 01/03/2020 22:24 (GMT+00:00)
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Subject: USA Africa Dialogue Series - nigerian english now official in oed
 | Nigerian English words have recently been added to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), but there is still a debate in the country about what constitutes proper English, as the BBC's Nduka Orjinmo ... www.bbc.com |
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michigan state university
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