sdavirus:


To an extent, yea........but the most important thing is that "would" is the past tense of "will". And I also remember they are interchangeable in some sentences.

like........... "will/would you help me?"
in such situations, it's better to use "would", cos it is much more polite, and will is more authoritative.

Yes, this is absolutely true.

But the rule still applies if you think about it.

"Would you help me?" is hypothetical or conditional. Granting the listener the courtesy of choice.
"If it pleases you, would you help me?" Notice the silent "if" that appears with the hypothetical/conditional "would"

"Will you help me?" is certain.
"Are you going to help me? Or not? "

MissMeiya:

Not disputing its correctness, I just found the origin intriguing.

I also love etymology!





I'm such a nerd

Good for you.

ZACHIE:
Oga teacher,hear yourself ooooo
It is
Its
No kill persin o

Who wan die funny peeps, always looking for errors

emusmith: Good for you.

Oh. I thought I had found a brother in wordsmithery.

Sorry.

MissMeiya:

Oh. I thought I had found a brother in wordsmithery.

Sorry.

Lol. Look before you leap!

It all boils down to wanting to learn...Nothing Can Be Further From The Truth, No one is perfect but everyone can improve by reading from books, watching foreign movies (especially English ones). I have favorite American Actors... I have a jotter wholly dedicated to putting down vocabularies..

Let me share 1 or 2:
Instead of saying "you look like my sister" SAY, You bear same facial resemblance to my sister" It's tasty!

Instead of saying, Face your front, just say Look forward. (common mistake)

PS: No one is perfect.

Feeling sleepy...
Here are mine anyways:
Convenant = Wrong
Covenant = Correct

Fourty (as in 40) = Wrong
Forty =Correct

Belive = Wrong
Believe = Correct

Lacking behind = Wrong
Lagging behind = Correct

Soja = Wrong
Soldier = Correct

Dickshonnari = Wrong
Dicksonary, sorry Dictionary = Correct

Abeg sleep don dey blur my eyes; sayGobe...

MissMeiya: Ohhh this is one I HATE. Nigerians switch the words "would" and "will".

Example: I will like to visit.
Example: I would be there soon.

Will is indicative. Stating a FACT.
I will be there soon.


Would is subjunctive. Stating thoughts or beliefs, or hypothetical statements.
I would like to visit.

It makes me twitch inwardly whenever I see or hear it.

Does you teaches englishes in schooles

MissMeiya: Ohhh this is one I HATE. Nigerians switch the words "would" and "will".

Example: I will like to visit.
Example: I would be there soon.

Will is indicative. Stating a FACT.
I will be there soon.


Would is subjunctive. Stating thoughts or beliefs, or hypothetical statements.
I would like to visit.

It makes me twitch inwardly whenever I see or hear it.

Thanks for this.... Have been having problems with those two words until now.

MissMeiya:

Oh. I thought I had found a brother in wordsmithery.

Sorry.

Ladies! My response wasn't to give you that look...It's obvious, you're my sister in Word- smithery...What's that?

MissMeiya:

I edit for writers for free lol that's how much I love it. I hate seeing errors in published works. It's ok for you, because you're a grammar nerd, but some writers need room in their minds for creating, not nitpicking over Oxford commas That's where I come in lol

You're an Editor for real?

emusmith: Ladies! My response wasn't to give you that look...It's obvious, you're my sister in Word- smithery...What's that?

Oh! Ok

Main Entry: word·smith
Pronunciation: \ˈwərd-ˌsmith\
Function: noun
Date: 1873
: a person who works with words ; especially : a skillful writer
— word·smith·ery \-ˌsmi-thə-rē\ noun

MEILYN: Thanks for this.... Have been having problems with those two words until now.

I've.

English is a borrowed language. How many sabi speak correct self? Not many jare. Almost everybody is guity of the word "oya" especially when talking to little kids.
Oya take, oya come, oya sit down, oya shot up, oya let's go e.t.c

Oya doubt ram!

golamike:
I've.

common go and sit down. This is not a formal forum, I can actually write the way I want to. I know it is "I have" but I used "have" so your likes will quote me. Thanks though

NICE

emusmith: It all boils down to wanting to learn...Nothing Can Be Further From The Truth, No one is perfect but everyone can improve by reading from books, watching foreign movies (especially English ones). I have favorite American Actors... I have a jotter wholly dedicated to putting down vocabularies..

Let me share 1 or 2:
Instead of saying "you look like my sister" SAY, You bare same facial resemblance to my sister" It's tasty!

Instead of saying, Face your front, just say Look forward. (common mistake)

PS: No one is perfect.

#1 is bloated and #2 is pidgin na. Pidgin is flavorful. I love pidgins, of all kinds. I could tell you something interesting about Jamaican pidgin English (known as Jamaican patois) and its origins in West African pidgin!

The word pikin in Nigerian pidgin,
is pickney in Jamaican patois.

There are more!

MissMeiya:

I edit for writers for free lol that's how much I love it. I hate seeing errors in published works. It's ok for you, because you're a grammar nerd, but some writers need room in their minds for creating, not nitpicking over Oxford commas That's where I come in lol

You're an Editor for real? I hate errors like crazy, lol. Once in my Bible, I discovered an error on how the word "Anointing" was misspelt as "Annointing"...I corrected it without delay, lool! That was about 7 years ago...I knew very little then...But great was the passion...

Wolexyoshi: English is a borrowed language. How many sabi speak correct self? Not many jare. Almost everybody is guity of the word "oya" especially when talking to little kids.
Oya take, oya come, oya sit down, oya shot up, oya let's go e.t.c

Oya doubt ram!

Oya is Yoruba, not English.

emusmith: You're an Editor for real? I hate errors like crazy, lol. Once in my Bible, I discovered an error on how the word "Anointing" was misspelt as "Annointing"...I corrected it without delay, lool! That was about 7 years ago...I knew very little then...But great was the passion...

Amateur editor lol I don't get paid, I do it for amateur writers on the internet.

MissMeiya:

Yes, this is absolutely true.

But the rule still applies if you think about it.

"Would you help me?" is hypothetical or conditional. Granting the listener the courtesy of choice.
"If it pleases you, would you help me?" Notice the silent "if" that appears with the hypothetical/conditional "would"

"Will you help me?" is certain.
"Are you going to help me? Or not? "

I'm not saying that's wrong, either. The point I'm trying to make is that, that doesn't give a complete picture; just one facet, and it could be misleading. Tu comprends? ( for you as well)

sdavirus:


I'm not saying that's wrong, either. The point I'm trying to make is that, that doesn't give a complete picture, just one facet, and it could be misleading. Tu comprends?


I'm not saying that's wrong, either. The point I'm trying to make is that, that doesn't give a complete picture; just one facet, and it could be misleading. Tu comprends? ( for you as well)

Err I was agreeing with you

golamike:
Lol. Look before you leap!

LOL I got excited No one ever finds grammar as interesting as I do lol

MEILYN: common go and sit down. This is not a formal forum, I can actually write the way I want to. I know it is "I have" but I used "have" so your likes will quote me. Thanks though

No harm meant my brother. I just made a simple observation. I'm a "learner" too, that's why I'm carefully following my "ogas " Missmeiya and emusmith. I'm sorry bro.

MissMeiya:

#1 is bloated and #2 is pidgin na. Pidgin is flavorful. I love pidgins, of all kinds. I could tell you something interesting Jamaican pidgin English (known as Jamaican patois) and its origins in West African pidgin!

The word pikin in Nigerian pidgin,
is pickney in Jamaican patois.

There are more!

I speak pidgin but I hate it... when I speak it to my neighbours, they reply with English...Honestly (not forming whatsoever), Pidgin and I don't agree...I am in love with British English.

rattlesnake: OK not k

Okay not Ok

MissMeiya:

Amateur editor lol I don't get paid, I do it for amateur writers on the internet.

Can you do mine? My third book is almost completed...If you're as good as you claim, I'll pay you for your time.

It's high time you leave my house- wrong. It's high time you left my house- correct

English is actually one of the most difficult languages to learn in the world, for native speakers of non-Germanic languages.

It has so many idiosyncrasies and exceptions and homonyms and multiple meanings.

Here's a humorous list of confusing English sentences.

<sub>Why English Is One of
the Most Difficult Languages to Learn…

Source Unknown


We polish Polish furniture.

He could lead if he got the lead out.

A farm can produce produce.

The dump was so full, it had to refuse refuse.

The soldier decided to desert in the desert.

The present is a good time to present the present.

At the Army base, a bass was painted on a bass drum.

A dove dove into the bushes.

I didn’t object to the object.

The insurance for the invalid was invalid.

The bandage was wound around the wound.

There was a row among the oarsmen about how to row.

The two were too close to the door to close it.

The buck does funny things when does are present.

They sent a sewer down to stitch a tear in the sewer line.

To help with planting, the farmer taught his sow to sow.

The wind was too strong to wind the sail.

After a number of Novocain injections, my lips got number.

I shed a tear over a tear in my shirt.

I had to subject the subject to a number of tests.

How can I intimate this to my most intimate friends?

I spent last evening evening out a pile of dirt.</sub>

emusmith: It all boils down to wanting to learn...Nothing Can Be Further From The Truth, No one is perfect but everyone can improve by reading from books, watching foreign movies (especially English ones). I have favorite American Actors... I have a jotter wholly dedicated to putting down vocabularies..

Let me share 1 or 2:
Instead of saying "you look like my sister" SAY, You bare same facial resemblance to my sister" It's tasty!

Instead of saying, Face your front, just say Look forward. (common mistake)

PS: No one is perfect.

"Bear" you meant my oga? Just to be sure, for the sake of those of us who would want to use those lines anytime soon.

I hate to see people spell ''God'' (the supreme ruler of the earth) as god... Take note

MissMeiya:

Oh! Ok

Main Entry: word·smith
Pronunciation: \ˈwərd-ˌsmith\
Function: noun
Date: 1873
: a person who works with words ; especially : a skillful writer
— word·smith·ery \-ˌsmi-thə-rē\ noun

God help me. Nothing thrills me like discussing this... I can't stand someone making grammatical blunders over and over...mba! I'll humbly try to correct him later, and suggest possible books that could help him... You thrill me, Meiya!