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Re: Common Grammatical Tautologies by Nobody: 7:46pm On Nov 24, 2013 |
[quote author=«—M®×L¹MPºPº ™] God bless you holme! for educating and enlightenin the lame egocentric ugly warri vulture. Sincerely, my joy knew no bound whn i saw your rectification. its unambiguous & unequivocal vhat the plug-ugly obdurate b*tch jus wna impress & form ITK for us wit those implausibe & ridiculous doggerel she've been plagiarizing frm Grammer sites & Today fm's ''MindUrGrammer' radio program. may God bless you 1ce agn in surfeit, for refuting her nonsensical baseless assertions. [/quote] wow! I am speechless. ;o |
Re: Common Grammatical Tautologies by Nobody: 7:58pm On Nov 24, 2013 |
Why turn this lovely thread into a hateful one? From the tone of the opening post, isnt it clear that the op wasnt moved to open it by the desire to thrash anyone? So, why the insults and attack on her? Please let's learn to engage in educative discussions/arguements, while still maintaining the peace. Thank you. |
Re: Common Grammatical Tautologies by Vivly(f): 8:03pm On Nov 24, 2013 |
Ezeed: Why turn this lovely thread into a hateful one? From the tone of the opening post, isnt it clear that the op wasnt moved to open it by the desire to thrash anyone? So, why the insults and attack on her? Please let's learn to engage in educative discussions/arguements, while still maintaining the peace. Thank you.Only attention starved biitches spew insults. I don't give people cheap publicity |
Re: Common Grammatical Tautologies by henrijin: 8:21pm On Nov 24, 2013 |
Etumgbe: Motor car But there's motorcycle. Abi now? |
Re: Common Grammatical Tautologies by henrijin: 8:26pm On Nov 24, 2013 |
Vivly: Unique individual All individuals are unique. They're individuals. All these posts na just over Sabi. Abi we no know wetin Dem dey call emphasis again. Although at the end of the day, na still totology. Good for pointing them out though |
Re: Common Grammatical Tautologies by iamdsam: 9:49pm On Nov 24, 2013 |
I always and seldom use some of these grammatical tautologies. I love this thread. It's very educative. I gained a lot. |
Re: Common Grammatical Tautologies by iamdsam: 9:49pm On Nov 24, 2013 |
I always and seldom use some of these grammatical tautologies. I love this thread. It's very educative. I learnt a lot. |
Re: Common Grammatical Tautologies by iamdsam: 9:53pm On Nov 24, 2013 |
henrijin:I wonder o! |
Re: Common Grammatical Tautologies by koeman(m): 10:05pm On Nov 24, 2013 |
Vivly: 8.Live recording. Damn. All recordings are live. Music and celebrity section please. Vivly, I commend your effort. However I must say that I do not totally agree with you. For instance, "safe haven" is correct. You may wish to consult the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Thanks. |
Re: Common Grammatical Tautologies by iamdsam: 10:15pm On Nov 24, 2013 |
doofanc: @Uyi iredia, u are making absolutely no sense. better learn in silence.Also tell this to those who liked the comment too. He's very correct... my opinion |
Re: Common Grammatical Tautologies by iamdsam: 10:22pm On Nov 24, 2013 |
blink182: you should be ashamed of yourself. Your father has thrown so much money in the well educating you.Your English is even worse. Must one comment on everything. What shall the son of man gain when he drops a comment on every post Try to keep your grieviances to yourself next time. |
Re: Common Grammatical Tautologies by kolamilan(m): 10:22pm On Nov 24, 2013 |
Booty butt chic: Wuz exprcting 2 see things likeyour moniker self na tautology. |
Re: Common Grammatical Tautologies by iamdsam: 10:27pm On Nov 24, 2013 |
@op Vivly(f): I would advice the op to go and do a very deep research on this topic. 98% of these phrases and words used together are correct. They're even used in most dictionaries around the world e.g Cambridge dictionary #Nor.be.your.papa.make.english |
Re: Common Grammatical Tautologies by Crixina(f): 10:33pm On Nov 24, 2013 |
«—M®×L¹MPºPº ™:oga this post is somewhat harsh naw,abi you know the Op from somewhr,cos I no sure say na this grammar post na I'm warrant this kind talk |
Re: Common Grammatical Tautologies by Gospell(m): 11:03pm On Nov 24, 2013 |
more better more stronger more bigger ............stronger is stronger,bigger is bigger,better is better,More is REDUNDANT. |
Re: Common Grammatical Tautologies by isikco: 11:40pm On Nov 24, 2013 |
Dannylux: Interesting.. This is exactly why I wanna marry Vivly.exactly and why is tautology |
Re: Common Grammatical Tautologies by Sam32(m): 1:50am On Nov 25, 2013 |
All dis talk talk na story..English is complex language.. If your tongue no sabi am..jxt switch to pidgin ko saye fun shit mehn!! |
Re: Common Grammatical Tautologies by Mcflaxxy: 6:40am On Nov 25, 2013 |
Hmmm Good |
Re: Common Grammatical Tautologies by Abelsconcept(m): 10:10am On Nov 25, 2013 |
Op nice post. However, I feel you do not specify (as in written or spoken English) your post. If you say that your post is the formal (written English) then you're very much on point, but if you say the latter then you're wrong. Spoken English uses emphasis (your so called tautology) to express words hence making it easy to understand. English is a vast language that keeps changing. No one is a perfect author of the language. |
Re: Common Grammatical Tautologies by Abelsconcept(m): 10:29am On Nov 25, 2013 |
Charlesamino: 1. Raise up your hand: you can raise up your hand, leg or eye hence it is correct it for spoken or written English. 2. And yet: laying emphasis on the what you're about to say. Just like saying - and again, and so hence it is correct. We make mistakes every now and then, and having said that, we should always thrive to get better everyday. Nice section - Education NL. |
Re: Common Grammatical Tautologies by nanizle(m): 11:40am On Nov 25, 2013 |
Abel's concept: Raise up your hand is a tautology ooo. 'Up' is redundant. Say 'Raise your hand' Abi raise get another direction? |
Re: Common Grammatical Tautologies by Chelcy(f): 12:19pm On Nov 25, 2013 |
timbros:nau i know y pple alwaez quote odaz in Nairaland....which 1 z why ASUU why??ef yu knt read et den yhu wulda told mhie tu stop shortenin ma wordz.....z ds a classroom where i ave tu wryt evwifn Completely.....Y explain myself tu yhu sef??Yhur jhst plain Dumb!!!! |
Re: Common Grammatical Tautologies by bily(m): 1:24pm On Nov 25, 2013 |
Chelcy: nau i know y pple alwaez quote odaz in Nairaland....which 1 z why ASUU why??ef yu knt read et den yhu wulda told mhie tu stop shortenin ma wordz.....z ds a classroom where i ave tu wryt evwifn Completely.....Y explain myself tu yhu sef??Yhur jhst plain Dumb!!!!are you really sure you're communicating at all? if one has to spend 1hr trying to decipher your codes, that's serious o. are you with the secret service or something? ? ? 2 Likes |
Re: Common Grammatical Tautologies by Chelcy(f): 6:07pm On Nov 25, 2013 |
bily:Whaeva yu kall et Dummy |
Re: Common Grammatical Tautologies by dammytex: 7:20pm On Nov 25, 2013 |
And she started this thread with good intentions oo. The fact is; most of her listings are correct from the literal rules of English language usage. The truth is; the general usage of some of these words change according to their contextual meanings which makes them completely acceptable except for some nasty ones like "still yet", "3am in the morning", "a very important vital point"... @Op shey you don't know this is nairaland ni? The joy here is attacking one another on a thread like this. Things like this bring us to NL often. For everybody that has offended you, we say sorry. We only want you to know that nobody "holy pass" for English grammar including the queen. 1 Like |
Re: Common Grammatical Tautologies by Timijo(m): 7:36pm On Nov 25, 2013 |
Vivly: Ok. I've noticed a few tautologies commonly used here and I'm gonna post them. Feel free to post those you've noticed too.The example below is curled from the Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary (CALD):He remembered the old adage 'Look before you leap'. |
Re: Common Grammatical Tautologies by awesomeness(f): 4:23pm On Nov 27, 2013 |
Guest101~:You are right. Absolutely! |
Re: Common Grammatical Tautologies by awesomeness(f): 4:32pm On Nov 27, 2013 |
tinoblinx:Correct! And. U can also bend side-ways |
Re: Common Grammatical Tautologies by timbros(m): 5:18pm On Nov 30, 2013 |
Chelcy: nau i know y pple alwaez quote odaz in Nairaland....which 1 z why ASUU why??ef yu knt read et den yhu wulda told mhie tu stop shortenin ma wordz.....z ds a classroom where i ave tu wryt evwifn Completely.....Y explain myself tu yhu sef??Yhur jhst plain Dumb!!!! See how you're disgracing yourself. You claim you're shortening words but go through your post again: Alwaez: always ef: if yhu: you tu: to mhie: me wordz: words yhur: your jhst: just Count the letters again and tell me how many you "gained".. Keep deceiving yourself. SMH 2 Likes |
Re: Common Grammatical Tautologies by Nobody: 11:42pm On Nov 30, 2013 |
Vivly: 8.Live recording. Damn. All recordings are live. Music and celebrity section please.Abeg to differ. Live recording means a recording being done/done on stage to stage Audience. There can be another type of recording....eg Studio recording. Vivly: 8.In my opinion, This is only used by the insufferable know it all'sI don't get this one ooo I think I agree with others. Nice thread! ....Nothing to add. |
Re: Common Grammatical Tautologies by Vivly(f): 12:35am On Dec 01, 2013 |
speedyboi:Go sleep joor. No be me write dictionary. |
Re: Common Grammatical Tautologies by DonaldGenes(m): 11:17pm On Dec 03, 2013 |
Lmao! some Nairalanders will never take austere correction, they keep arguing,anyway, Vivly, you did a good fantastic job, school 'em jor |
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