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Re: 10 Misused English Words That Make Smart People Look Silly by Chukzyfcb(m): 6:45pm On Jan 24, 2016
Elparaiso:
All the English in the world will not save you from ODE.

Ordinary Differential Equations
I dey tell you. In my year two, mat 202 ODE was nicknamed
ODE - "O di egwu"!!!( An xclamation in igbo)
Re: 10 Misused English Words That Make Smart People Look Silly by Scholarforever: 7:13pm On Jan 24, 2016
idee91:
No be say I sabi English like that o, but this words are easy to differentiate.
The suitable word here is 'these' and not 'this'
Re: 10 Misused English Words That Make Smart People Look Silly by idee91: 7:22pm On Jan 24, 2016
Scholarforever:
The suitable word here is 'these' and not 'this'
Thats not just the suitable word, its the correct word to use.... Thanks..... grin
Re: 10 Misused English Words That Make Smart People Look Silly by fumstar(f): 7:24pm On Jan 24, 2016
iyke926:
Walk or Trek

Being or Been




I see some nairalanders mistake there for their.E.g hello peeps, pls does anybody håve an idea how much Mtn pay "there"customer
care agents? instead of "their"
Just too absurd.

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Re: 10 Misused English Words That Make Smart People Look Silly by Elparaiso(m): 7:31pm On Jan 24, 2016
Chukzyfcb:


I dey tell you. In my year two, mat 202 ODE was nicknamed

ODE - "O di egwu"!!!( An xclamation in igbo)
LOL grin, ode in Yoruba means idiot.

But don't forget the letter after O, P!
PDE!
I nearly died.
Re: 10 Misused English Words That Make Smart People Look Silly by Nobody: 7:32pm On Jan 24, 2016
fumstar:




I see some nairalanders mistake there for their. E.g hello peeps, pls does anybody håve an idea how much Mtn pay "there" customer
care agents? instead of "their"
Just too absurd.




Don't blame them...English is a difficult language

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Re: 10 Misused English Words That Make Smart People Look Silly by DrayZee: 7:55pm On Jan 24, 2016
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Re: 10 Misused English Words That Make Smart People Look Silly by Nobody: 8:52pm On Jan 24, 2016
11. Telling the truth Vs. Saying the truth.


You tell the truth, you do not say the truth.
Re: 10 Misused English Words That Make Smart People Look Silly by Khan1993: 10:17pm On Jan 24, 2016
I used to think english was easy because i bagged a nice grade in waec but when jamb treat my fuckup 3times ehn and i had to read almost all Dele Ashade series to pass the 3rd time, i changed my notion about it.
Re: 10 Misused English Words That Make Smart People Look Silly by chiefobdk(m): 7:28am On Jan 25, 2016
I think number 2 affect and effect can be used in place of each other with the right sentence construction..
Re: 10 Misused English Words That Make Smart People Look Silly by horHANS(m): 8:29pm On Jan 25, 2016
Honestly speakinq, ion think these words ar often misused... I cn sae only abt 1 or 2 ar often interchanqed!!!...
My opinion tho!
Re: 10 Misused English Words That Make Smart People Look Silly by Pabloairmar(m): 10:54pm On Jan 25, 2016
SurefireAsoOke:
Maths and english, which re u good at?
both

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