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Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by Taiquadri(f): 1:22am On Jul 24, 2011 |
gud mornin,u r doin a great work kip it up.dou i dnt tink dere is anytin wrng wit usin double ! or , if it is used in an informal writin i tink it adds 2 d fun.wat do u tink? |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by Serendipity: 9:33am On Jul 30, 2011 |
@Ola, where u dey? |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by olaolabiy: 3:04pm On Jul 30, 2011 |
Serendipity: I dey, bro. This thread don dey bore me small. |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by panafrican(m): 6:23pm On Jul 31, 2011 |
Common errors in ENGLISH ! who cares ! |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by olaolabiy: 11:34am On Aug 02, 2011 |
American : Check British : Cheque |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by olaolabiy: 11:20am On Aug 03, 2011 |
Let's revisit these phrases: "Not to talk of" Are they correct? What say you, guys? |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by isalegan2: 12:39pm On Aug 03, 2011 |
ola olabiy: "Talkless of" is obviously incorrect; "Not to to talk of" is also grammatically incorrect, but in this age of slang, and this ever-so-dynamic English language, I expect we'll come to find it is now in the Guinness Book of English Language colloquialism or some such. lol ola olabiy: awww. Why? If you hang in there for another month, you can celebrate the one-year anniversary of your thread and, if you still have no interest, shut it down in style. I sympathise though. My thread started with a somewhat limited scope, but rapidly went off-topic and off on a tangent from the introductory post; gradually becoming a general purpose thread. Just about any posts can be related to issue of interest to "Naijas abroad." |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by olaolabiy: 1:40pm On Aug 03, 2011 |
isale_gan2: Thanks, moi darling. How're you? Busy? Already on the doff with moi baby ? Ramadan? Missed ya o Yeah! It's very hard for Nigerians to accept this: they are incorrect! "Not to talk of" is very popular, though. Use "let alone" or "not to mention". Thanks. isale_gan2: Yeah, it's true. 1 year . . . . . . just like dat oo isale_gan2: We derailed your thread because we all love you |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by olaolabiy: 1:43pm On Aug 03, 2011 |
ola olabiy: Sorry oo. "duff" meant. |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by Nobody: 7:08pm On Aug 03, 2011 |
^ Prof, scoping and the likes are forbidden in the holy month of Ramadhan |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by femmy2010(m): 7:26pm On Aug 03, 2011 |
naijababe: lol |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by olaolabiy: 10:11pm On Aug 03, 2011 |
naijababe: Awon ore iyawo Allah don say Aamin nau. |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by olaolabiy: 10:14pm On Aug 03, 2011 |
Femmy2010, luv ya statement about perfection. Nice one. |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by Nobody: 10:16pm On Aug 03, 2011 |
Me i no talk anything o . I no dey put mouth for oro ako ati abo. Already on the doff with moi baby ? shouldn't that say 'already up the duff?' |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by olaolabiy: 10:21pm On Aug 03, 2011 |
naijababe:Abo don run oo naijababe: My bad! You're right, Naijababe. Thank you very much. Thanks |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by Nobody: 10:30pm On Aug 03, 2011 |
ola olabiy: The abo in kweshon na eel. U go try gan ni to pin am down Glad to be of service |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by olaolabiy: 10:44pm On Aug 03, 2011 |
naijababe: I no you go help too. naijababe: Thanks, moi ore iyawo |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by olaolabiy: 10:50pm On Aug 03, 2011 |
Naijababe, I need my 'cut' from your Forex profit oo. Any holy grail? |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by Nobody: 10:59pm On Aug 03, 2011 |
^ Holy grail dey for heaven. For this earth, d tin nor exist |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by olaolabiy: 11:07pm On Aug 03, 2011 |
naijababe: Abeg, reveal the thang jare |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by femmy2010(m): 9:28pm On Aug 04, 2011 |
Can an arrow be "Bowed" at someone? |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by olaolabiy: 10:20pm On Aug 04, 2011 |
femmy2010: No, according to my dico. No verb form. |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by femmy2010(m): 10:34pm On Aug 04, 2011 |
ola olabiy:Thanks Bruva, so fired or shot the arrow at him is very right? |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by olaolabiy: 10:36pm On Aug 04, 2011 |
femmy2010: Hmmm Not sure, bro. I have to do some research. |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by OpaOpa: 12:35am On Aug 08, 2011 |
@femmy2010, For you to feel comfortable, the most appropriate verb you can be sure is correct for an arrow is (to shoot). In the context of another weapon the verb to fire also is appropriate. |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by femmy2010(m): 12:37am On Aug 08, 2011 |
OpaOpa: Okay Thanks |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by Nobody: 11:18am On Aug 08, 2011 |
i hear this all the time i'm doing my masters/MBA etc is it correct? i like i'm doing a masters/MBA |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by OpaOpa: 11:29am On Aug 08, 2011 |
a master program or an MBA would be more appropriate hence a sentence like this: I am running or taking a master degree program or an MBA at , University. |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by Nobody: 11:56am On Aug 08, 2011 |
simple question is it correct or not and more importantly why?. both running and[b] taking[/b] are wrong. running indicates administering in this context. to take a degree indicates succesful completion of a course e.g. she took a first class in law from Harvard |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by OpaOpa: 12:25pm On Aug 08, 2011 |
@iwonbaoko: I am doing a masters is grammatically incorrect because it doesnt come with an (s) and it is only a title. 2: MBA is simply an abbreviation for Master of Business Administration an abbrv often misused. Both running an taking are also grammatically correct but you do not have to use it as using it means to do so properly. |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by olaolabiy: 12:02am On Aug 10, 2011 |
Keep it up, guys. |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by Nobody: 5:50am On Aug 10, 2011 |
Which is it: more tough or much tougher? I saw it in a past question but to my suprise, the answer given to it was the former meanwhile, my teachers in secondary schools taught us that the latter is the correct one. I'm confused here |
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