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| List Of Common Nigeria Misused And Incorrect English by Pheals(f): 4:43pm On Feb 01, 2015 |
NOTE IF ANY WRONG LET ME KNOW NO ONE IS PERFECT OR ABOVE MISTAKE Tout- this word as been misused many times! Some one who disturb the peace of other people ,naughty, or behave in a silly way ,someone with bad character is called A Lout Nt a tout food seller-it is called food vendor not "food seller" Indomie-its a brand name its is calle "noodles" golden penny noodles can not be called indomie unless you want to get INDOMIE NOODLES all is not indomie "birds of tHE same feather...." it is BIRDS OF A FEATHER FLOCK TOGETHER fish seller-it is fish monger "provision container"-it may not be a container but it is called KIRK PROPERTIES-it is property it can not be properties garium- its is called garri nt garium dis-virgin- there nothing like called dis virgin it is deflower machine-there are many machine not only the one use for transport but for the one use for transport it is "motor bike" st james's-its wrong (st james')correct baaf-it is bath quaya-very wrong it is called choirRadionic-does repairing radio tv etc are also known as engineers flit- some also called all insecticide "raid" its wrong anniversary-is been misused "YEARLY ANNIVERSARY" IS wrong anniversary is a yearly event ,no need of adding yearly an european man" it is wrong it is "a european man" the pronunciation is "jeuro" nt "euro" in oral english ma-clean- is a kind of tooth paste brand name so its informal to be use for all kind me tooth paste extra tire- its wrong (spare tire)correct junior/senior-you can only have junior or senior in school ,work place etc siblings can be YOUNGER /OLDER JANZ-CALLING DRUM set such name is wrong Globe-its called "bulb" . Calling it globe is very wrong fannimorous-this is not an english words ,so its incorrect. it was just a slang invest in nigeria in which up coming generation are now using "......press my cloth"-to iron a cloth is not to press it this is incorrect ragolise-this is also wrong ,it is called "table water" also known as bottle water hold up/go slow-both were incorrect its "bad traffic" when the tGlobe-its called "bulb" . Calling it globe is very wrong fannimorous-thisraffic is good then its good toast- its impossible to TOAST a girl.it was not also correct to be used in such sitation.the word toast as many meaning,eg toast-bread ,you can only woo a girl gala-gala is a brand name of a "beef /susage roll" and their many type of all this snack type so to call it in general it is a beef-roll minerals-its not possible to drink MINERALS,THEY are harmful substance eg petrol kerosine etc also minerals resource like gold /silver its is calle BEVERAGES nt minerals Read math-some student do make mistake of this ,you can only work out math ear piece-its called ear phone,why some people thought "ear piece" is different but this is wrong its not drop-this word is always been misused it is impossible for "human being to drop from a vehicle" you can "get off the car" escort-this is also been misused "to escort a friend of yours out" is wrong ,you are not a security agent only security agent do escort.you can accompany him/her out kid- this is informal to be use for human being its mostly use for goat young ones ! Charging point- its called "charging port" "in my bed" -you can't be in the bed it is "on my bed" garage-this is also been misused ,GARAGE is a place where vehicle are park in a specific building or house,while MOTOR PARK is where u can get a bus or car when travelling miss call- "i saw your miss call" is very wrong! Who miss the call? Was it not you? Then why saying "your" it is I SAW MY MISS CALL,THEN i NOTICE IT WAS YOU" Radionic-does repairing radio tv etc are also known as engineers flit- some also called all insecticide "raid" its wrong anniversary-is been misused "YEARLY ANNIVERSARY" IS wrong anniversary is a yearly event ,no need of adding yearly an european man" it is wrong it is "a european man" the pronunciation is "jeuro" nt "euro" in oral english ma-clean- is a kind of tooth paste brand name so its informal to be use for all kind me tooth paste extra tire- its wrong (spare tire)correct junior/senior-you can only have junior or senior in school ,work place etc siblings can be YOUNGER /OLDER JANZ-CALLING DRUM set such name is wrong Globe-its called "bulb" . Calling it globe is very wrong fannimorous-this is not an english words ,so its incorrect. it was just a slang invest in nigeria in which up coming generation are now using "......press my cloth"-to iron a cloth is not to press it this is incorrect ragolise-this is also wrong ,it is called "table water" also known as bottle water hold up/go slow-both were incorrect its "bad traffic" when the tGlobe-its called "bulb" . Calling it globe is very wrong fannimorous-thisraffic is good then its good toast- its impossible to TOAST a girl.it was not also correct to be used in such sitation.the word toast as many meaning,eg toast-bread ,you can only woo a girl gala-gala is a brand name of a "beef /susage roll" and their many type of all this snack type so to call it in general it is a beef-roll minerals-its not possible to drink MINERALS,THEY are harmful substance eg petrol kerosine etc also minerals resource like gold /silver its is calle BEVERAGES nt minerals Read math-some student do make mistake of this ,you can only work out math ear piece-its called ear phone,why some people thought "ear piece" is different but this is wrong its not drop-this word is always been misused it is impossible for "human being to drop from a vehicle" you can "get off the car" escort-this is also been misused "to escort a friend of yours out" is wrong ,you are not a security agent only security agent do escort.you can accompany him/her out kid- this is informal to be use for human being its mostly use for goat young ones ! Charging point- its called "charging port" "in my bed" -you can't be in the bed it is "on my bed" garage-this is also been misused ,GARAGE is a place where vehicle are park in a specific building or house,while MOTOR PARK is where u can get a bus or car when travelling miss call- "i saw your miss call" is very wrong! Who miss the call? Was it not you? Then why saying "your" it is I SAW MY MISS CALL,THEN i NOTICE IT WAS YOU" |
| Re: List Of Common Nigeria Misused And Incorrect English by Pheals(f): 4:46pm On Feb 01, 2015 |
Radionic-does repairing radio tv etc are also known as engineers flit- some also called all insecticide "raid" its wrong anniversary-is been misused "YEARLY ANNIVERSARY" IS wrong anniversary is a yearly event ,no need of adding yearly an european man" it is wrong it is "a european man" the pronunciation is "jeuro" nt "euro" in oral english ma-clean- is a kind of tooth paste brand name so its informal to be use for all kind me tooth paste extra tire- its wrong (spare tire)correct junior/senior-you can only have junior or senior in school ,work place etc siblings can be YOUNGER /OLDER JANZ-CALLING DRUM set such name is wrong Globe-its called "bulb" . Calling it globe is very wrong fannimorous-this is not an english words ,so its incorrect. it was just a slang invest in nigeria in which up coming generation are now using "......press my cloth"-to iron a cloth is not to press it this is incorrect ragolise-this is also wrong ,it is called "table water" also known as bottle water hold up/go slow-both were incorrect its "bad traffic" when the tGlobe-its called "bulb" . Calling it globe is very wrong fannimorous-thisraffic is good then its good toast- its impossible to TOAST a girl.it was not also correct to be used in such sitation.the word toast as many meaning,eg toast-bread ,you can only woo a girl gala-gala is a brand name of a "beef /susage roll" and their many type of all this snack type so to call it in general it is a beef-roll minerals-its not possible to drink MINERALS,THEY are harmful substance eg petrol kerosine etc also minerals resource like gold /silver its is calle BEVERAGES nt minerals Read math-some student do make mistake of this ,you can only work out math ear piece-its called ear phone,why some people thought "ear piece" is different but this is wrong its not drop-this word is always been misused it is impossible for "human being to drop from a vehicle" you can "get off the car" escort-this is also been misused "to escort a friend of yours out" is wrong ,you are not a security agent only security agent do escort.you can accompany him/her out kid- this is informal to be use for human being its mostly use for goat young ones ! Charging point- its called "charging port" "in my bed" -you can't be in the bed it is "on my bed" garage-this is also been misused ,GARAGE is a place where vehicle are park in a specific building or house,while MOTOR PARK is where u can get a bus or car when travelling miss call- "i saw your miss call" is very wrong! Who miss the call? Was it not you? Then why saying "your" it is I SAW MY MISS CALL,THEN i NOTICE IT WAS YOU" talkless-its wrong (let alone)correct |
| Re: List Of Common Nigeria Misused And Incorrect English by Pheals(f): 4:58pm On Feb 01, 2015 |
Tout- this word as been misused many times! Some one who disturb the peace of other people ,naughty, or behave in a silly way ,someone with bad character is called A Lout Nt a tout food seller-it is called food vendor not "food seller" Indomie-its a brand name its is calle "noodles" golden penny noodles can not be called indomie unless you want to get INDOMIE NOODLES all is not indomie "birds of tHE same feather...." it is BIRDS OF A FEATHER FLOCK TOGETHER fish seller-it is fish monger "provision container"-it may not be a container but it is called KIRK PROPERTIES-it is property it can not be properties garium- its is called garri nt garium dis-virgin- there nothing like called dis virgin it is deflower machine-there are many machine not only the one use for transport but for the one use for transport it is "motor bike" st james's-its wrong (st james')correct baaf-it is bath quaya-very wrong it is called choir flit-insecticide yearly anniversary-wrong(anniversary) anniversary is a yearly event no need of adding yearly junior/senior-u can only have both in school or workplace but for siblings its younger/elderly |
| Re: List Of Common Nigeria Misused And Incorrect English by Pheals(f): 4:59pm On Feb 01, 2015 |
Tout- this word as been misused many times! Some one who disturb the peace of other people ,naughty, or behave in a silly way ,someone with bad character is called A Lout Nt a tout food seller-it is called food vendor not "food seller" Indomie-its a brand name its is calle "noodles" golden penny noodles can not be called indomie unless you want to get INDOMIE NOODLES all is not indomie "birds of tHE same feather...." it is BIRDS OF A FEATHER FLOCK TOGETHER fish seller-it is fish monger "provision container"-it may not be a container but it is called KIRK PROPERTIES-it is property it can not be properties garium- its is called garri nt garium dis-virgin- there nothing like called dis virgin it is deflower machine-there are many machine not only the one use for transport but for the one use for transport it is "motor bike" st james's-its wrong (st james')correct baaf-it is bath quaya-very wrong it is called choir flit-insecticide |
| Re: List Of Common Nigeria Misused And Incorrect English by maykuz(m): 7:48am On Apr 07, 2017 |
both earpieces and earphones are correct to use in a sentence both have same meaning. |
| Re: List Of Common Nigeria Misused And Incorrect English by Tommy2420: 10:31pm On Feb 07, 2018 |
First of all i appreciate your write-up but i can see some errors there. 1 Like |
| Re: List Of Common Nigeria Misused And Incorrect English by Nobody: 3:00pm On Feb 08, 2018 |
Wonderful piece. I learn everyday, God bless op. Admin please do the needful thing 1 Like |
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