These are some errors we make in our everyday english language. Post those u knw.
Napkin(babies) instead of nappy.
Plate number. instead of number plate.
Driving licence. instead of driver's licence.
Barbash.instead of, balderdash (nonsense).
Packer. instead of, dustpan.
Infidel (for an unfaithful partner) is wrong. Though unfaithfulness = infidelity.
Contact a disease. instead of, contract a disease.
Eye/sun glass. instead of, eye/sun glasses.
More grease 2 ur elbow. Instead of, more power 2 ur elbow.
Low current. instead of, low voltage.
Half bread is better dan none. instead of, half a loaf is better dan no bread.
I am coming (when going out or away). Instead of, i will b back.
I am hearing u. Instead of , i can hear u. The same applies to 'see'.
He/she is my baby (babies). Instead of , it is my baby. Pronoun for baby is 'it'.
she delivered a baby boy. Instead of, she was delivered of a baby boy.
Open d floor (occasions) instead of declare d floor open.
Running nose. Instead of, runny nose.
Raining season. Instead of, rainy season.
Alright. Instead of, all right

the only grammar that matters to me is MONEY ! if my customers don't understand the way i speak it I will demonstrate it for them.
by the way, deaf & dumb people don't know about those errors but they still live happily.

Thanks op..looking forward to reading "commom grammatical errors we make in our everyday IGBO,HAUSA,YORUBA"..

*subscribing* there's sure gonna b a grammatical tussle/war on dis thread even b4 it hits FP. Oya where dem 'I know engrish' ppl

@remmei. Maybe u could help us wit errors in all d languages of d world.

@OP nice reminders. i'm guilty of some of this errors. What's worth doing is worth doing well.. if u must speak english, speak it appropriately or resort to either ur moda tongue or d generally accepted pidgin language.. i am an advocate for a resort to our individual moda tongues, even for classroom teaching.. it makes more sense to students than english.

@yasmeena. What u have said is true, but 2 some extent. In as much as we can understand better when we are taught in our moda tongue, we can not undermine d relevance of english lang. in our dear Nig. It is worthy 2 note dat some terms, words, ideas do not have their counterparts in anoda language. E.g what can u call computer, chemical, synergy, simile, skate, parachute etc in our various moda tongues. Imagine d level of disunity and distrust dat would hav been prevalent in 9ja if there were no single language like Eng. Lang. Which almost everybody understands.

991: the only grammar that matters to me is MONEY ! if my customers don't understand the way i speak it I will demonstrate it for them.
by the way, deaf & dumb people don't know about those errors but they still live happily.

lwkmd!
you are such a clown!

Well said!

boborosky: These are some errors we make in our everyday english language. Post those u knw.
Napkin(babies) instead of nappy.
Plate number. instead of number plate.
Driving licence. instead of driver's licence.
Barbash.instead of, balderdash (nonsense).
Packer. instead of, dustpan.
Infidel (for an unfaithful partner) is wrong. Though unfaithfulness = infidelity.
Contact a disease. instead of, contract a disease.
Eye/sun glass. instead of, eye/sun glasses.
More grease 2 ur elbow. Instead of, more power 2 ur elbow.
Low current. instead of, low voltage.
Half bread is better dan none. instead of, half a loaf is better dan no bread.
I am coming (when going out or away). Instead of, i will b back.
I am hearing u. Instead of , i can hear u. The same applies to 'see'.
He/she is my baby (babies). Instead of , it is my baby. Pronoun for baby is 'it'.
she delivered a baby boy. Instead of, she was delivered of a baby boy.
Open d floor (occasions) instead of declare d floor open.
Running nose. Instead of, runny nose.
Raining season. Instead of, rainy season.
Alright. Instead of, all right

Your examples are from Nigerian Pidgin English speakers and not from educated people in Nigeria.

Are you talking about grammatical or typo-graphical errors?

boborosky: .
He/she is my baby (babies). Instead of , it is my baby. Pronoun for baby is 'it'.

Are u sure about this?

Yeah nice 1 op, I wish some of the mods especially mukina2 would learn from the thread.
She/he has a problem with constructing simple frontpage headlines....

boborosky: These are some errors we make in our everyday english language. Post those u knw.
Napkin(babies) instead of nappy.
Plate number. instead of number plate.
Driving licence. instead of driver's licence.
Barbash.instead of, balderdash (nonsense).
Packer. instead of, dustpan.
Infidel (for an unfaithful partner) is wrong. Though unfaithfulness = infidelity.
Contact a disease. instead of, contract a disease.
Eye/sun glass. instead of, eye/sun glasses.
More grease 2 ur elbow. Instead of, more power 2 ur elbow.
Low current. instead of, low voltage.
Half bread is better dan none. instead of, half a loaf is better dan no bread.
I am coming (when going out or away). Instead of, i will b back.
I am hearing u. Instead of , i can hear u. The same applies to 'see'.
He/she is my baby (babies). Instead of , it is my baby. Pronoun for baby is 'it'.
she delivered a baby boy. Instead of, she was delivered of a baby boy.
Open d floor (occasions) instead of declare d floor open.
Running nose. Instead of, runny nose.
Raining season. Instead of, rainy season.
Alright. Instead of, all right

Nice one bro....But ummm, there is something they call "Local English"....Nothing wrong with those mistakes we keep making....the only time you get in trouble with these sort of English is when you are writing JAMB or WAEC. Nobody ever notices this mistakes, and the few who do, dont give a rat a$s! Even, our so-called Professor Wole Shoyinka speaks "Nigerian English" when addressing Nigerians.

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Saying "balance" instead of "change" when owed a debt for giving more money than the price.

Gotta print this out

@OP: alright = all right

This one pisses me off 'I have warned you severally' instead of 'I have warned you several times'
Severally can never be used in this context.

Nawa. Dis mod is a cheat o how come dis one enter front page

Yasmeena: @OP nice reminders. i'm guilty of some of this errors. What's worth doing is worth doing well.. if u must speak english, speak it appropriately or resort to either ur moda tongue or d generally accepted pidgin language.. i am an advocate for a resort to our individual moda tongues, even for classroom teaching.. it makes more sense to students than english.

Good attitude! But change the highlighted. Plus you will find out English is very very important so reverting to vernacular might be inimical to individual and collective success. Will limit us in the global context to be quite honest.

@OP: In written English, can people learn the difference between "am" and "I'm"?? Utterly shameful, the flagrant display of ignorance of the two for people who should know better.

i get bored of people using 'am' for i'm....

REMMEI: Thanks op..looking forward to reading "commom grammatical errors we make in our everyday IGBO,HAUSA,YORUBA"..

Nobody cares about the errors we make in our local languages. Shame indeed.

Nice one Op. Let me drop mine:
Wrong: Birds of the same feather flock together
Right: Birds of a feather flock together

I am going to the saloon to barb my hair instead of I am going to the salon to have my hair cut

trouble de sleep, yanga go wake am instead of yanga de sleep trouble go wake am

Travelling Bag instead of Traveller's Bag

Nice post I cringe when I hear someone say
Cousin sister/ brother instead of just cousin
some few instead of a few

My uncle for village only sabi speak igbo but him account de speak fluent english. Werin consign udene with barber?

@ OP she was delivered of a boy is also in correct.

It is, She has put to Bed.

991: the only grammar that matters to me is MONEY ! if my customers don't understand the way i speak it I will demonstrate it for them.
by the way, deaf & dumb people don't know about those errors but they still live happily.

lol