ola olabiy:

Incorrect word: 'ladened'

E.g. emotion-ladened, the ladened.

I have used this word before but it's incorrect.

'Laden' is an adjective NOT a verb.
http://oxforddictionaries.com/view/entry/m_en_gb0453350#m_en_gb0453350

It's also the past participle of verb 'lade' (etymology of 'laden' the adjective)

http://oxforddictionaries.com/view/entry/m_en_gb0453340#m_en_gb0453340

ferdiii:

Another incorrect usage of words is opportuned. The correct one is opportune. For example, Am opportune to be here.

ferdiii:

@ Busybody, I think it's joking apart and not jokes apart.

ola olabiy:

Examined! You informed us of this on this thread 3/4 months ago.




Thanks.

ola olabiy:

You dey crack me up ooooo

Why u come dey tell NLanders nau?

Your Dom Perignom dey if you want am oo. My parents sef dey complain make I marry. And dem no want dat Oyinbo girl oo.

Dem no want make I become another Odia Ofeimun nau. I no kuku blame dem.



So, I dey on one knee oooo, moi darlin'

ola olabiy:

Haba, BusyB. 75 times ke?

ferdiii:

Yeah but Busybody didn't heed to it.Kinda sounded it into her ears now.

Busy_body:

Just thinking out loudly, Gate man is not Nigerian lingo because just as you can refer to it as Gate keeper and Gate tender, one could also say Bar man/Bar tender/Bar keeper

Your search for a wife is over, get your parent to call my parent, me that I don dey look for Husband no 7 since last year, God don butter my bread be that then




Shush that part of the message is not for you joo, i just put that there to make Odunnu jealous that you spend more quality time with me than her

Busy_body:

Just thinking out loudly, Gate man is not Nigerian lingo because just as you can refer to it as Gate keeper and Gate tender, one could also say Bar man/Bar tender/Bar keeper

Busy_body:

Just thinking out loudly, Gate man is not Nigerian lingo because just as you can refer to it as Gate keeper and Gate tender, one could also say Bar man/Bar tender/Bar keeper

Busy_body:

Tomorrow is another day

D_BestDoc:

@ ferdii
May be u 4got 2 use i'm instead of Am in your sentnce.e.g. (i'm opportune to be here)
jst an observation. May be wrong though.

ogogo24:

'new found love' OR 'newly found love' which is correct?

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ferdiii:

@ Busybody, I think it's joking apart and not jokes apart.

ola olabiy:

Hahhaaaaaaaaaa. Moi darling.

Tomorrow le pe ju oooo.

Oya lo sun jooo. Ka ji l'ayo ooo. Amin.

Busy_body:


Chei, that was the day I truly discovered the meaning of sleep catching up with someone, i was so tired, my eyes refused to open, you don't even know the half of it, lol

Busy_body:


You say tomaato, I say tomayto

Busy_body:



Same for gate tender, et al

Busy_body:



Come oh Ola, so are you saying Oxford Dictionary marketed for the US public is not accepted But the Americans helped you Yinglish pipu polish your crude English na

Busy_body:



And unserious is correct, this would usually be listed under the "serious" entry in the dictionary, and the "prefix" "un" would be in italics.

ola olabiy:

Didn't say that. In fact, America is in control of the language. FACT!

Busy_body:


Ehn hen, you can say that again and again and again. Come and see America wonder, come and see America wonder Effrybody una don hia, throway ya Engrish dicology, it is now Yankee dicology from now henceforthwards


Come be honest with me, what are you doing to me telepathically I don dey doze fall asleep again

ola olabiy:



My people, I go fit handle this moi darling for home so? She tough pass me oo. I go fit cope so?

Busy_body:


See my modest husband to be, not to worry babes, ain't nothing coming from the sky that the ground cannot handle jare

Olori Princess Chief Mrs Iyalode Olabiy, my future name has a nice ring to it, i love it, off to go and practise my new signature