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Re: 10 English Sentences That Can Make You Appear As A 'Quarter-Baked' Graduate by seanwilliam(m): 11:00am On May 03, 2016 |
Ladrang:tank u ,na the type of fone i dey use jare |
Re: 10 English Sentences That Can Make You Appear As A 'Quarter-Baked' Graduate by seanwilliam(m): 11:01am On May 03, 2016 |
tempem:d funniest part is that she's a graduate. thenk u jare |
Re: 10 English Sentences That Can Make You Appear As A 'Quarter-Baked' Graduate by seanwilliam(m): 11:02am On May 03, 2016 |
freecocoa:read all through my posts, u'll decode my point |
Re: 10 English Sentences That Can Make You Appear As A 'Quarter-Baked' Graduate by Logicbwoy: 11:24am On May 03, 2016 |
freecocoa: checkout this thread https://www.nairaland.com/3083179/thread-nigerian-secular-philosophy |
Re: 10 English Sentences That Can Make You Appear As A 'Quarter-Baked' Graduate by Tijay90(m): 12:12pm On May 03, 2016 |
Rapmoney:...ok Mr.Right...but you don't wanna be mud-slinging with me...Dumb-fvck. |
Re: 10 English Sentences That Can Make You Appear As A 'Quarter-Baked' Graduate by Peacetemi: 12:22pm On May 03, 2016 |
freecocoa:keep teasing him with his 'A LOVELY ENGLISH' |
Re: 10 English Sentences That Can Make You Appear As A 'Quarter-Baked' Graduate by freecocoa(f): 12:27pm On May 03, 2016 |
Peacetemi:And you just had to be the grinch who stole Christmas, eh. |
Re: 10 English Sentences That Can Make You Appear As A 'Quarter-Baked' Graduate by Nobody: 12:32pm On May 03, 2016 |
Well no b today people don dy disobey law of concord . .e yaff tay...@Op u Don baff? who u EPP? |
Re: 10 English Sentences That Can Make You Appear As A 'Quarter-Baked' Graduate by Peacetemi: 12:44pm On May 03, 2016 |
freecocoa:grinch ke I was just strolling through and I came across A LOVELY ENGLISH |
Re: 10 English Sentences That Can Make You Appear As A 'Quarter-Baked' Graduate by henrylowe(m): 12:52pm On May 03, 2016 |
Even though I not too hear English, I don't make these mistakes |
Re: 10 English Sentences That Can Make You Appear As A 'Quarter-Baked' Graduate by Rapmoney(m): 1:38pm On May 03, 2016 |
Tijay90:Go play with sand! We are not mates!!! 1 Like |
Re: 10 English Sentences That Can Make You Appear As A 'Quarter-Baked' Graduate by freecocoa(f): 1:39pm On May 03, 2016 |
Peacetemi:You have no chill. |
Re: 10 English Sentences That Can Make You Appear As A 'Quarter-Baked' Graduate by gr8jobsng: 1:42pm On May 03, 2016 |
these are common mistakes made even in job interviews |
Re: 10 English Sentences That Can Make You Appear As A 'Quarter-Baked' Graduate by benji93: 2:42pm On May 03, 2016 |
Rapmoney:like someone earlier commented, you pointed out some problems, though that was educative, you should have suggested solutions and alternatives, for every case, that would have brought your edification to a logical conclusion. Now, i find one of your corrections weird: 'I am asking of Funmilayo', in the use of the preposition 'of' in this case, it is usually in this form'' asking something of somebody', ''asking after funmilayo'' should be the most appropriate grammatical correction for the blunder, other variations include asking about and asking for, but asking after should be the most appropriate, since asking for, could mean you need that person to do a job for you, asking about, could mean that the subject does not know the object, asking after indicates the subject knows the object. . I stand to be corrected. No one is a repository of knowledge. 1 Like |
Re: 10 English Sentences That Can Make You Appear As A 'Quarter-Baked' Graduate by Oshotse21(m): 4:14pm On May 03, 2016 |
Nawa o |
Re: 10 English Sentences That Can Make You Appear As A 'Quarter-Baked' Graduate by Rapmoney(m): 4:50pm On May 03, 2016 |
benji93:If you go through the second page of the thread, you will see where I corrected that. I mean the issue of 'asking after' and 'asking of'. I clearly stated it that it was a typo error! Thanks all the same. |
Re: 10 English Sentences That Can Make You Appear As A 'Quarter-Baked' Graduate by eDoc: 4:52pm On May 03, 2016 |
Rapmoney: 3) 'Oya, come and go'...two opposite verbs. You are telling the person to come and at the same time, to go! grin Again, what's the meaning of 'Oya'? Oya has disqualified the above as an english word in a sentences. 4) 'My body is scratching me'...your body can only itch you and not scratch. You scratch when you use your fingers to stroke a surface roughly! Lol! The message is clear 'scratching'. The Great Micheal Jordan was once asked why he made a second come back to the NBA and he answered 'to itch a scratch',in this context scratching me as you quantified is done by the fingers but you are getting it wrong,when the message 'My body is scratching me' isn't right,english sentences might sound wrong most of the time but for the fact they are not regularly used the ears disqualifies such as wrong. 7) 'Ola, something is smelling. Can you hear it...ehen!!! 'HEAR'? English!!! When you are deep into science,you would hear things like the eyes can hear,you hear me right,the eyes hear as you are hearing me communicating with unspoken words. 10) 'I am looking for Funmilayo'...you can't be looking for someone. Instead, say 'I am asking of Funmilayo'. You can only look for what is lost! It happens regularly when people go to check on others. We can only start looking for Funmilayo if she is declared missing! There is this great movie called 'Finding forester' by sean cornery,if i remember right. He never was lost to be found,his where about was not known,hence the titling 'finding'. Allow me to reverse your remedy 'I am asking of Funmilayo',using lost but found theory to back this statement wouldn't fly in case of. You use your eyes to see,scan,sight,eye,approve,disapprove and of course look,so looking for funmilayo,would definately be in order,We are in an era of word play,even if the above isn't one. Have you heard of back for the first time. I hear you,how can you be coming back for the first time and not the second,third,fourth or more time. If we are to go by all existing cliches,we have fully baked and half-baked and not quarter baked graduate. You say make i add my own,na hin b this. |
Re: 10 English Sentences That Can Make You Appear As A 'Quarter-Baked' Graduate by eDoc: 4:55pm On May 03, 2016 |
kudoxs: Your head dey there well well,as far as the message is gotten,then the purpose/aim has been achieved. |
Re: 10 English Sentences That Can Make You Appear As A 'Quarter-Baked' Graduate by Tijay90(m): 5:25pm On May 03, 2016 |
Rapmoney:...Lol...why so hurt...arrogant piece of shii. |
Re: 10 English Sentences That Can Make You Appear As A 'Quarter-Baked' Graduate by eDoc: 5:29pm On May 03, 2016 |
freecocoa: Let me use general math(mathematics),which one is general maths,do you know there is/are business maths scientific maths logic/logic maths discrete math engineering maths abstract maths word maths physics maths for english business english halal english oral english technical english All from the top of my head. |
Re: 10 English Sentences That Can Make You Appear As A 'Quarter-Baked' Graduate by eDoc: 5:33pm On May 03, 2016 |
TheSpellChecker: I like this,kindly tell the op to return the illegally deducted three quarters for the smarting fellow. 1 Like |
Re: 10 English Sentences That Can Make You Appear As A 'Quarter-Baked' Graduate by eDoc: 5:35pm On May 03, 2016 |
pweetychyka: i am hearing you (continuous) i can hear you(present) |
Re: 10 English Sentences That Can Make You Appear As A 'Quarter-Baked' Graduate by eDoc: 5:39pm On May 03, 2016 |
Gesd: Bravo!!!!!!!!!! Perphaps in the future there would be licking gum,swallow gum,edible eating gum,liquid gum. Funny enough it sound o.k 1 Like |
Re: 10 English Sentences That Can Make You Appear As A 'Quarter-Baked' Graduate by eDoc: 5:43pm On May 03, 2016 |
Bluffly:i love your first line,second sentence. Education is not equals English Language ................Bluffly(paraphrase) We need our education system to deliver problem solving feats and not fluency in English language...............Bluffly(verbatim) in less than 5 lines you kick ass. |
Re: 10 English Sentences That Can Make You Appear As A 'Quarter-Baked' Graduate by eDoc: 5:47pm On May 03, 2016 |
Blessograo: 10) 'I am looking for Funmilayo'...you can't be looking for someone. Instead, say 'I am asking of Funmilayo'. You can only look for what is lost! It happens regularly when people go to check on others. We can only start looking for Funmilayo if she is declared missing! grin Busted. You can only look for what is lost.Quoting you on number 10. I can't find fumilayo,makes her lost. |
Re: 10 English Sentences That Can Make You Appear As A 'Quarter-Baked' Graduate by eDoc: 5:48pm On May 03, 2016 |
Gaddafithe2nd: It don jazzy again. |
Re: 10 English Sentences That Can Make You Appear As A 'Quarter-Baked' Graduate by eDoc: 5:49pm On May 03, 2016 |
Krossbow123: Unguilt yourself. |
Re: 10 English Sentences That Can Make You Appear As A 'Quarter-Baked' Graduate by eDoc: 5:51pm On May 03, 2016 |
dapipson: I help you confirm the doubt. 1 Like |
Re: 10 English Sentences That Can Make You Appear As A 'Quarter-Baked' Graduate by eDoc: 5:55pm On May 03, 2016 |
Rexyl: They have taken the light,simply. Even if it is a second ago that the light was taken,a second ago belongs to the past,hence the use of the word 'has'. Perphap you want to hear 'nepa have taken light' or 'nepa have taken the light' or 'nepa has taken the light',take you pick. |
Re: 10 English Sentences That Can Make You Appear As A 'Quarter-Baked' Graduate by freecocoa(f): 6:28pm On May 03, 2016 |
eDoc:I don't see how your post explains anything. What has mathematics got to do with it? Is literature in english not under general english? Separate both let me see. And are you really bringing up form of controlled languages which are aimed to aid non english speakers? |
Re: 10 English Sentences That Can Make You Appear As A 'Quarter-Baked' Graduate by Gaddafithe2nd(m): 7:33pm On May 03, 2016 |
eDoc:wetin do Don Jazzy? Na your brother. Lol... |
Re: 10 English Sentences That Can Make You Appear As A 'Quarter-Baked' Graduate by Nobody: 7:59pm On May 03, 2016 |
Rapmoney:when someone approaches you, then the question; whom are you looking for? Wrong. Whom are you asking for? Correct. Right? What if the person is trying to figure out the person by himself without involving anybody and I become suspicious of his move, how would I ask? Is it whom are you looking for? Or Whom are you asking for? My question is in respect to number 10. |
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