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7 Common Mistakes NIGERIA English Gurus Also Make by Nobody: 5:02pm On Aug 12, 2016
A whole lot of statements and sentences constructed in Nigeria with the English language contain common mistakes that even the master English speakers make. Here are some of them.

1. 'Gossiper' : this word doesn't exist. Someone who gossips is a gossip

2. 'I had to crack my brain' : Nope you don't crack your brain, it's not a hard nut. You rather 'rack' your brain.

3. This food is 'Pepperish'. No, it is rather peppery

4. Cut your coat according to your size. No, it is rather ' cut your cloth according to your cloth'

5. Discuss about someone is wrong. ' I was just discussing you before you came in '

6. Car accident? No, it's ' road accident '

7. He has travelled to U.S? No, he has travelled to ' the U.S '

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