Hi guys,
As a Nigerian i can't help but notice how we tend to overlook nuances in our vocabulary.
Today i will be discussing the differences between Sight, Site and Cite. As you would have noticed, the aforementioned words are homophones.

1. Sight: This directly refers to the ability to a person to see as a verb (action) e.g tell me when you sight seun. As a noun, it means the power/ faculty of seeing e.g a snake's sight is poor in dim light.

2. Site: A site is a geographical location/ point of the earth e.g the proposed site of an airport.

3. Cite: to quote or mention a book/ journal/ document (especially an authority on a subject) to support an argument or a theory e.g he cited the work of Albert Einstein to support his claim


Now that we know the differences and contexts within which such words should be used, can we go into the world and educate others? Thanks for your time, kindly like the article if you found it helpful

As long as the three has the same pronunciation; no lele Mr OP.


Nice thread sha

Nice observation.But since they're pronounced ALMOST same way you'd hardly notice during a speech.

This is a elephant
I don't want to spoke.
Keep sparking.

I have nothing to say is since i already know their difference. Ekiti pple come nd learn o

Nice..

And it makes front page? Hian!

Your/you’re
We covered this one before in our post on homophones, but it’s such a widespread problem that there’s no harm in covering it again.

The rules:

“Your” indicates possession – something belonging to you.
“You’re” is short for “you are”.

Its/it’s
We said earlier that apostrophes should be used to indicate possession, but there is one exception to this rule, and that is the word “it”. Unsurprisingly, this exception gets lots of people confused.

The rules:

“It’s” is only ever used when short for “it is”.
“Its” indicates something belonging to something that isn’t masculine or feminine (like “his” and “hers”, but used when you’re not talking about a person).
If it helps, remember that inanimate objects can’t really possess something in the way a human can.


There/their/they’re
We’ve met this one before, too; it’s another example of those pesky homophones – words that sound the same but have different meanings.

The rules:

Use “there” to refer to a place that isn’t here – “over there”.
We also use “there” to state something – “There are no cakes left.”
“Their” indicates possession – something belonging to them.
“They’re” is short for “they are”.


Could/would/should of”
This common mistake arises because the contracted form of “could have” – “could’ve” – sounds a bit like “could of” when you say it out loud. This mistake is made frequently across all three of these words.

The rules:

When people write “should of”, what they really mean is “should have”.
Written down, the shortened version of “should have” is “should’ve”.
“Should’ve” and “Should have” are both correct; the latter is more formal.

Lemme just add this one

LORD :- If you feel holy and like worshipping or you use it in the right way without disrespecting the bearer you can use this writing and pronunciation.....this one must not be joked with

E.g:- oh LORD I am very grateful

LAWD:- Nairalanders own way of trying to bypass disrespecting the Lord's title....this one can be used in all manner of jokes and sex related descriptions

E.g:-

I was expecting an epistle bt well done.

One Ibadan guy is somewhere reading this and wondering who the Op is deceiving cos if the pronunciation is the same, then the words are the same.


Runs out of thread

I knew already.... Next...

@cutelover. U are sighted.

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Next thread biko

I sincerely think as well as believe everyone, I mean almost everyone knows all that.

Thia must have been posted by a M0DS's younger brother.
Hiw can this rubbish make fp?


See below shaa.

Educative

It's ok....but I think lots of us know the difference in these words....

homophones

all resemble eachoda......anyway 9ce one

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english is nt our language abeg

Na people like this OP dey mistake English pass. Professor Okafor

Get ready for your ban

Owkay

cutelover19:
Hi guys,
As a Nigerian i can't help but notice how we tend to overlook nuances in our vocabulary.
Today i will be discussing the differences between Sight, Site and Cite. As you would have noticed, the aforementioned words are homophones.

1. Sight: This directly refers to the ability to a person to see as a verb (action) e.g tell me when you sight seun. As a noun, it means the power/ faculty of seeing e.g a snake's sight is poor in dim light.

2. Site: A site is a geographical location/ point of the earth e.g the proposed site of an airport.

3. Cite: to quote or mention a book/ journal/ document (especially an authority on a subject) to support an argument or a theory e.g he cited the work of Albert Einstein to support his claim


Now that we know the differences and contexts within which such words should be used, can we go into the world and educate others? Thanks for your time, kindly like the article if you found it helpful

noted

i have learned alot in this post.

Thanks guys. Those who don't know are the ones wailing. If they are called tomorrow to speak in public, they'll start blaspheming English language.