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Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by slap1(m): 12:27pm On Oct 13, 2010 |
dskenky:It is grouse about or grudge against. Now that I think of it, I think tautology comes into play @ the bolded. Thanks. |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by slap1(m): 12:44pm On Oct 13, 2010 |
Sit down as a noun means a rest while sitting in a chair. In this case, it is written as sit-down. Eg: I need a glass of cold water and a sit-down. |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by Raylight2(m): 6:00pm On Oct 13, 2010 |
This thread is hot! |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by Raylight2(m): 6:05pm On Oct 13, 2010 |
Wrong - Alright Correct - All right Wrong - Atimes Correct - At Times 'so many a times'(wrong), 'so many a time'(correct) one of the students not one of the student |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by Raylight2(m): 6:15pm On Oct 13, 2010 |
British American Colour Color Humour Humor Labour Labor Habour Habor In British, 'u' is present while in American, it's absent. Next >> |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by Jomodupri(m): 6:31pm On Oct 13, 2010 |
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Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by donobi(m): 8:07pm On Oct 13, 2010 |
ola olabiyi thanks. educate us more. |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by slap1(m): 8:14pm On Oct 13, 2010 |
It was said that you don't start a sentence with 'because'. Now you can. Eg: Because she refused his sexual overtures, he went home annoyed. Now WHY was this initially incorrect? Was it? |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by sledge406: 8:35pm On Oct 13, 2010 |
Raylight_1: |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by olaolabiy: 11:05pm On Oct 13, 2010 |
Hellooo, my people. Incorrect: Examination fever. Fever ke? No, na flu. Correct version: Examination nerves. |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by olaolabiy: 11:07pm On Oct 13, 2010 |
Incorrect: He's a masters degree holder. Incorrect: He's a master degree holder. Correct: He's a master's degree holder. |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by olaolabiy: 11:11pm On Oct 13, 2010 |
Incorrect:He's a Moslem. This is old-fashioned. Correct: He's a Muslim. |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by olaolabiy: 11:26pm On Oct 13, 2010 |
Incorrect: An hotel. Correct: A hotel. |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by olaolabiy: 11:28pm On Oct 13, 2010 |
Incorrect: An historic event. Correct: A historic event. |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by olaolabiy: 11:33pm On Oct 13, 2010 |
Incorrect:I love Ileke, infact, I would like to marry her. Correct: I love Ileke, in fact, I would like to marry her. |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by olaolabiy: 11:37pm On Oct 13, 2010 |
Incorrect: You can repay the money instalmentally. No be English oo. Correct version: You can repay the money in instalments. |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by olaolabiy: 11:40pm On Oct 13, 2010 |
POSER. He's contesting under the platform of PDP. He's contesting on the platform of PDP. Which one ni, abi none? |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by rasputinn(m): 11:57pm On Oct 13, 2010 |
@ Ola This is rapid fire delivery.Keep it up bro |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by rasputinn(m): 12:02am On Oct 14, 2010 |
ola olabiy: Hmm,hmm Talking about facts,from the above,are you trying to notify us of something? |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by olaolabiy: 12:24am On Oct 14, 2010 |
^^^. Yes bro. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by sledge406: 12:33am On Oct 14, 2010 |
ola olabiy:Why isn't it Masters' degree holder? ola olabiy: He's contesting the platform of PDP. |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by slap1(m): 3:33am On Oct 14, 2010 |
^ He's contesting on the platform of the PDP. |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by rasputinn(m): 5:17am On Oct 14, 2010 |
sledge406: Whoa sledge. These questions of yours,are they honest or they derive from your siggy |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by rasputinn(m): 5:21am On Oct 14, 2010 |
ola olabiy: ***clears throat again*** Errr,ever heard of a certain mazi uche? |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by Odunnu: 6:39am On Oct 14, 2010 |
ola olabiy:Chei! chei! chei! I'm so ashamed. I've been saying/writing 'masters degree'. Thank you Sir. |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by olaolabiy: 7:07am On Oct 14, 2010 |
Odunnu: Oduunu, 'sir' again. Pe mi l'oruko. Touch (lovingly o) my moustache. And, knock me out with your knuckle, nau. Tkb no dey. |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by olaolabiy: 7:09am On Oct 14, 2010 |
rasputinn: ^^^ EzeUche, as well, We plenti. |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by olaolabiy: 7:15am On Oct 14, 2010 |
Incorrect: Masters of Business Administration. Correct: Master of Business Administration. |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by Odunnu: 7:46am On Oct 14, 2010 |
Hmm,I had to look at my just concluded project work and i'm excited i didnt blunder in that. I wrote '. . .MASTER IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION. . .'I must have written that in error or the typist corrected me. I'm so used to 'Masters'. Chei. |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by olaolabiy: 7:56am On Oct 14, 2010 |
Master of Arts (M.A.) - - - -American English Master of Arts (MA) - - - - -British English. |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by rasputinn(m): 7:58am On Oct 14, 2010 |
^^^ Don't be alarmed dearie,we all have words,phrases,sentences etc that really make us goof on the English pathway |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by olaolabiy: 8:00am On Oct 14, 2010 |
rasputinn: You are right, jare. |
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