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Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by isalegan2: 1:32pm On Aug 23, 2011 |
Ola2, Fake tutors have invaded this space o ! |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by olaolabiy: 1:44pm On Aug 23, 2011 |
isale_gan2: This section belongs to them oo. Call them moi Ogas. PS. Ayaba, o to ojo meta oo. How u dey? |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by Odunnu: 1:47pm On Aug 24, 2011 |
Prof! I'm still loyal. Forget my absence from school, i'll do you proud. Lol. Isale, naijababe, MissyB, Serenpidity and the rest of them cant get a better grade than I. Shey you saw how busy body, Ileke and Slap1 suddenly dropped out of school? |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by olaolabiy: 10:17pm On Aug 24, 2011 |
Odunnu:Good job, Cutie Pie. You are doing very well. Mod of the year by a mile. Odunnu: Busybody has finally reached Yaba Left. LOL. What interests Ileke these days is Eze. Oh, and anything that starts with letter "I". Slap1 is busy with studies Odunnu: You're a platinum card-carrying member of this thread. |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by olaolabiy: 12:16am On Aug 26, 2011 |
About new words: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2029824/Chambers-Dictionary-includes-text-speak.html The journalist also got slaughtered for this mistake (we have examined it on this thread): And those[b] bored of[/b] using the word ‘mates’ might consider ‘bromance’, the new trendy way of referring to friendship between men. ^^^read the comments . And, this is the best broadsheet in Britain (sales, at least). That tells you something about the language. Older versions: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1044615/The-new-dictionary-words-sum-year-credit-crunch-carbon-footprint--WAGs.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-402791/Brazilian-wax-officially-recognised-new-dictionary-words.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1086493/Meh--chatroom-word-means-bored-indifferent--latest-word-dictionary.html |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by aribisala0(m): 10:45am On Aug 26, 2011 |
Serendipity: i agree with the part in bold[b] i said so[/b]!! i did not say "more tougher" is acceptable. read you are determined to indulge in controversy so best wishes. i'm off to buy a rudder! |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by olaolabiy: 9:04pm On Aug 26, 2011 |
Hi NLanders, please help. Gago, 25, made a positive impression after joining Real from Boca Juniors, but has falled out of favour under Jose Mourinho.Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2030256/Manchester-City-target-trophies-Champions-League-draw.html#ixzz1WCMxy1KT Is "falled" now allowed? Or just a mistake? It's not just Online, mind you. It's in their print edition today. Just curious. |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by femmy2010(m): 7:59am On Aug 27, 2011 |
The used "felled" is allowed. |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by olaolabiy: 9:46am On Aug 27, 2011 |
femmy2010: Fell? As in a tree? But, "fall out of" is a stock(?) expression - hence my question. The paper actually meant the past participle of "fall" |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by femmy2010(m): 11:16am On Aug 27, 2011 |
ola olabiy: "Falled" is certainly wrong. Almost thought i saw felled,my wrong. |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by Aivoyin(f): 12:06pm On Aug 27, 2011 |
incorrect > not to talk of correct > let alone incorrect> i asked of you correct > i asked after you |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by sukzez: 9:19am On Aug 28, 2011 |
Pls the word 'proudness', is it correct? |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by Nobody: 11:09am On Aug 28, 2011 |
Note that in the article, "falled out of" was used-not 'felled'.Since "falled" does not exist in English Language,I believe it was mistakenly used. ola olabiy: |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by olaolabiy: 7:47pm On Aug 28, 2011 |
MyFidelis:Thanks. Printer's devil. sukzez:Examined. |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by olaolabiy: 8:04pm On Aug 28, 2011 |
sukzez: Examined in my book. And, up to the time the 7th edition was published, it's INCORRECT. But, it's now CORRECT. Now called derivative - LOL. Read more: http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/proud#m_en_gb0668810.014 |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by olaolabiy: 8:19pm On Aug 28, 2011 |
And, you can watch out for "bold" - verb form. Grammarians and linguists will eventually have their way. Oxford dico editors are being bombarded with these words. And, sieving through these words isn't easy. |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by mehamgul: 7:32am On Aug 29, 2011 |
well its your best effort here you have started the british english grammar section |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by semid4lyfe(m): 4:48am On Sep 01, 2011 |
Oga me Prof, long time no see. how body nah? Anyway, me don come again with my problem o. I bin blow one grammar like that for one thread but I nor come sure whether e correct or not. Na im be this: ''That result coupled with the loss to Poland a week later and the disgraceful performance of the team in the COPA America resulted in the sack of Sergio Batista'' So which is correct?. . SACK OR SACKING? |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by Nobody: 4:50am On Sep 01, 2011 |
sacking. |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by semid4lyfe(m): 9:20am On Sep 01, 2011 |
Ileke-IdI: You be Engrish Prof? Prof, I still dey wait oh |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by Jarus(m): 10:55am On Sep 01, 2011 |
Prof, quick one: What is the correct pronunciation of the word SCHEDULE? Skedul or Shedul? I use both interchangeably depending on which the person I'm talking to uses. |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by olaolabiy: 12:20pm On Sep 01, 2011 |
semid4lyfe: Sacking, bro. It's a noun. http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/sacking |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by Nobody: 12:22pm On Sep 01, 2011 |
I think 'skedul' is the correct pronouciation although I hear people saying shedule alot, I don't say it. Think of words like [b]Sch[/b]eme, [b]Sch[/b]ool, [b]Sch[/b]olar etc. |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by olaolabiy: 12:23pm On Sep 01, 2011 |
Jarus: You're right, Jarus. They can be used interchangeably. Pronunciation:/ˈʃɛdjuːl, ˈskɛd-/http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/schedule |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by olaolabiy: 12:24pm On Sep 01, 2011 |
naijababe:Both, Naijababe. How are you? |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by Nobody: 12:24pm On Sep 01, 2011 |
^ Oh well, something[i] learned [/i] today . I'm just dandy, prof. You? |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by olaolabiy: 12:25pm On Sep 01, 2011 |
In the UK, I think shedul is preferred. |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by olaolabiy: 12:26pm On Sep 01, 2011 |
naijababe:I'm fine, my sister. |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by Nobody: 12:28pm On Sep 01, 2011 |
ola olabiy: Three quarters of the English population can't speak their own language well ; I rarely pay any mind to their preferences |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by olaolabiy: 12:28pm On Sep 01, 2011 |
Ileke-IdI:You're really enjoying yourself on NL. Eze, Abadaba, Akmann77 and co will never forget you. |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by olaolabiy: 12:30pm On Sep 01, 2011 |
naijababe:You're right, though. Listen to Alan Shearer on Match of the Day. |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by Nobody: 12:31pm On Sep 01, 2011 |
ola olabiy: ^ and she coined the term ' Tomato Phd' too |
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