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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: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: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:Thats not just the suitable word, its the correct word to use.... Thanks..... |
Re: 10 Misused English Words That Make Smart People Look Silly by fumstar(f): 7:24pm On Jan 24, 2016 |
iyke926: 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. 2 Likes |
Re: 10 Misused English Words That Make Smart People Look Silly by Elparaiso(m): 7:31pm On Jan 24, 2016 |
Chukzyfcb:LOL , 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: Don't blame them...English is a difficult language 1 Like |
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:both |
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