JMOI:
1. Yes, but it's contextual. When you are wishing somebody well like, "Hope you are fine", you don't add a question mark. But when it comes in form of a request or a direct question like the example you gave above, a question mark should end it.
2. "Made of" should be used when the thing comprises mainly of that material you are talking about, in such a way that if the process is reversed, you can get that material back. For example, a cup is made of plastic (when reversed you can get plastic back), a chair is made of wood (you can get the wood back is you take the chair apart), etc. "Made from" is used when there are several materials involved and you are referring to one of them, and when you reverse it you can't get that material back. For example, bread is made from flour, if you reverse bread you won't get flour back. "Made with" can be used interchangeably with "made from".

You are not making a complete sense here as you didn't make any reference(s) to the rules of grammar that best explain this. The mentioned problems are prepositions; made of, made from, made with. Made of means; the components the were put together to make that particular thing. Made from means; the source at which the particular item is made and made with means the items made along with the particular item. I wish I can buttress my point ooo. Chai!

samtos007: "I'm going to my working place" nahhh, rather say "I'm going to my place of work". Can a place work?

how about ''i'm going to my workplace'' heard it couple of time from people.

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chiketee: Ok. Nice, but I disagree with some of the points. A celebrity maybe well known but not popular. Being popular has to do with approval and favour by the general public. That's why you have words like 'infamous' for celebrities who lack approval by the public. Hitler was a celebrity but he wasn't popular around the world. My point is popular doesn't mean well known, although for something to be popular it has to be well known. Therefore you can use the phrase popular celebrity for a well known person who has the approval and favour of the people. Not all celebs are popular . The one about three thirty , I also don't get how it's a grammatical error. It's just an alternative way of saying half past three. It's just like someone saying six thirty one in place of six hundred and thirty one.

chiketee: Ok. Nice, but I disagree with some of the points. A celebrity maybe well known but not popular. Being popular has to do with approval and favour by the general public. That's why you have words like 'infamous' for celebrities who lack approval by the public. Hitler was a celebrity but he wasn't popular around the world. My point is popular doesn't mean well known, although for something to be popular it has to be well known. Therefore you can use the phrase popular celebrity for a well known person who has the approval and favour of the people. Not all celebs are popular . The one about three thirty , I also don't get how it's a grammatical error. It's just an alternative way of saying half past three. It's just like someone saying six thirty one in place of six hundred and thirty one.

[quote author=chiketee]Ok. Nice, but I disagree with some of the points. A celebrity maybe well known but not popular. Being popular has to do with approval and favour by the general public. That's why you have words like 'infamous' for celebrities who lack approval by the public. Hitler was a celebrity but he wasn't popular around the world. My point is popular doesn't mean well known, although for something to be popular it has to be well known. Therefore you can use the phrase popular celebrity for a well known person who has the approval and favour of the people. Not all celebs are popular . The one about three thirty , I also don't get how it's a grammatical error. It's just an alternative way of saying half past three. It's just like someone saying six thirty one in place of six hundred and thirty one. [/quote
Who told you Hiltler Is not popular? Is it not thesame man who started the second WORLD WAR o boy if yes think u are on a wrong lane you can imagine urself how do u knw him

vivichocs: pls what's the correct way to say "this okro soup dey draw well well"..

I think you can say something like; "this okra soup is highly glutinous and gelatinous"...

chiketee: Ok. Nice, but I disagree with some of the points. A celebrity maybe well known but not popular. Being popular has to do with approval and favour by the general public. That's why you have words like 'infamous' for celebrities who lack approval by the public. Hitler was a celebrity but he wasn't popular around the world. My point is popular doesn't mean well known, although for something to be popular it has to be well known. Therefore you can use the phrase popular celebrity for a well known person who has the approval and favour of the people. Not all celebs are popular . The one about three thirty , I also don't get how it's a grammatical error. It's just an alternative way of saying half past three. It's just like someone saying six thirty one in place of six hundred and thirty one.

Love you sweedy.

"I can be able".either say I can or I wil b able.

cool... Thread.... I was confused when i first heard ''talk with him'' now am hearing ''talk by him'' pretty much everything left from ''to'' to ''by'' if you dont get me watch olympus has fallen...

dis reminds me of an argument i ws havin wit a frnd. he said "the boy has ran away" and i was trying to correct him that it should b "run" not "ran". ah dnt normally make stupid arguments buh ah jst wntd 2 prove him wrong though he never admitted defeat.

shows u how far people will go 2 avoid learnin. nd pple will try 2 claim that our educational system is in shambles.

smh

Nice thread! I have questions o o o! Which is correct, OP? He scarcely never comes to see us now or He almost never comes to see us now... 2nd ques: i ran out of petrol within two miles .......... the next town. A. Of B.From C. To D.From.

Willgates:


so when can I use "am"

I Am that I Am

Me likey! Me likey!! Me likey!!!

JMOI: That's exactly what I'm saying. More suggestions and questions pls...

my friend,i disagree with some of your trash. Saying this is three thirty is 3:30pm or am as the case may be is very correct.

Micheal jackson is a very populer celeb while janet jackson is not very populer celebrity.

When writing or speaking to some body the most important thing there is comprihension in other words understanding, if the person you are communicating with grasp you its alright, ok

humm i think my eyes is widely opened, am i right?

I don't know when Nigeria has become a native speaker of English. Native speakers like US, Britain, Canada etc. use reason why, while Nigeria insists the usage is wrong. Chronic exaggerators

Could, would, should VS can, will, shall. When are we supposed to use them?

Some nigerian graduet. Pronouns drum as dronu and niguria in instead of nigeria, gradjuet in place of graduet. Una dey try shaa

laplace19: ...Can someone clarify me in this

(1) Have you checked your result?
(2) Have you check your result?

Should "have you" go with a past or present verb? That's the question.

It should go with a past tense. Just like "Have you brushed your teeth?"

dannysteve99@ya:
Bros are u a Lecturer? By the way thanks for teaching me some grammer today.plz correct my English cause I want to learn.
I also hv a quastion. MOST NOLLYWOOD FILM I ALWAYS HEAR SOMETHING LIKE THIS bending conner, which I feel is also thesame thing.

Bending corner is wrong as a noun but correct as a verb, that is, to bend a corner.

Gods-child:


I think you can say something like; "this okra soup is highly glutinous and gelatinous"...

i'd rather stick with the bad english, for my mum to have that what a heck is he talking about look after i finish talking... Nice funny thread

@jmoi, which of this expressions is correct? A. He's now a nurse
B.he's a nurse now

Wrong expression: I just talked to one of my friend
Correction: I just talked to one of my friends

Egelife: Great post OP, this is very educative esp that correction of "my names are" cos av argued this with group of friends and they seemed 2 av overpowered. I think am going send this link 2 them, ya that reminds me of a similar argument wch is this. In pronouncing d word OFTEN is the 'T' silent or not? I av always argured it remains silent, right or wrong?

The "t" should be silent.

Wrong expression: someone is looking for you
Correction: someone is asking after you

JMOI: “12 noon, 12 midnight, 12 am, 12 pm”

If you say “12 am” are you referring to 12 in the night or 12 in the afternoon? Well, strictly speaking, the day ends at 11:59 pm and begins
at midnight so you could be forgiven for referring to midnight as 12 am and noon as 12 pm.

But to avoid ambiguity, it's preferable to dodge any of these entirely. Similarly, saying “12 noon” or “12 midnight” is tautological, because everyone knows that when the clock strikes 12, it’s either midnight or midday (noon).

Other time-related and date-
related errors that are in constant use are:

3:30 (when spoken, it is “half-past 3″, not “three-thirty”)

7:15, 10:45 (when spoken, it should be “quarter past 7″ and “quarter to 11″)

December 25th, January 1st, July 4th (when a date follows the name of a month, it doesn’t come with the rankings “eth”, “first”, “second”, “third” etc; December 25, January 1, July 4 are correct)


“My names are”

It hurts my ears to hear someone say that. When it comes to annoyance, this one carries the day. When we use words just because others have used it and sounded right, this is the result. The correct thing to say remains (and has always been) “my
name is…”

Let’s take a look at a practical example. If Mr. Peter Stevens Smith should introduce himself to someone at the mall and starts with “my name is”, what he would say is, “Hello, my name is
Peter Stevens Smith.” But if he makes the mistake of starting with “my names are”, strictly speaking, he should say something like, “Hello, my names are Peter, Stevens and Smith.” The latter, you’ll agree with
me, sounds very stupid.

Credits:
http://observerreports.com/2013/09/most-annoying-common-grammatical-errors-in-english/

The english language is noot devoid of logic sir, technically, d day is 24 hrs and that means it ends exactly whn the 3 or 2 legs(depending oon the clock) meet at 12 for d second time. So, d day doesn't end at 11:59 sir. Whn these legs meet as said earlier, d next movement of the 'second' leg begins a new day. So, logically, 12 midnit is correct as well as 12 noon is too.

Wrong expression: I'm coming back
Correction: I will be back

Kaydem: how about ''i'm going to my workplace'' heard it couple of time from people.

"Workplace" is the correct thing to say. "Work place" is also correct, but "working place" is wrong.

wabbyland: Wrong expression: someone is looking for you
Correction: someone is asking after you

isnt this correct... someone is asking about you,

kolado: Nice thread! I have questions o o o! Which is correct, OP? He scarcely never comes to see us now or He almost never comes to see us now... 2nd ques: i ran out of petrol within two miles .......... the next town. A. Of B.From C. To D.From.

1st: "Scarcely never" is wrong, because "scarcely" has a negative quality. "Almost never" is correct. 2nd question: "of" is correct, because of the "within" in the sentence. If you remove the "within" then "from" becomes correct.

Grammarians in the house, pls teach me on the proper way of using "as it were".

RazziP: humm i think my eyes is widely opened, am i right?

No. "Wide open" or "wide-open" is correct.

clicky90: Could, would, should VS can, will, shall. When are we supposed to use them?

Could, would and should are in the past tense, while the other ones are in the present tense. Also, the first group can be used when you want to do something, but you are not sure if you will be able to do it.