Odunnu: I miss this class thread. Wish we can resume again. The vacation has been on for too long

Odunnu: Good.
I've missed school. Any hope of resuming

Odunnu: Indoors?
oh I get like a private teacher

Odunnu: You will have to get Ileke's written permission first. I dont want anybod breaking my legs

Odunnu: Have I seen you in the debate class? I think you will fit perfectly as a debater there. They need 7more debates btw

Odunnu: With power vested upon me by the Olori 1 of NL, I hereby invite you and infact, include you as a debater

ola olabiy: And,

Did you know that 'SPACE' is an uncountable noun as well?

Well, you can 'enrich' it by saying, for example, 'much space'.

Idolys:

lol

noun
[mass noun]

1 a continuous area or expanse which is free, available, or unoccupied: a table took up much of the space

Odunnu: I will so appreciate it. Happy new year.

ola olabiy: Let's talk about two words today.

EVIDENCES;
SLANGS.

Please note:
The word EVIDENCE has no plural form. It could however be plural when it relates to scientific facts/objects. BUT never plural when it relates to information used in court.

Incorrect: Evidences are legion of unjust arrest and brutalisation of people.
Correct version: Evidence are legion of unjust arrest and brutalisation of people.

Also, the word SLANG has no plural form.

Incorrect: Such slangs are common among students.
Correct version: Such slang is common among students.

You can also say: Slang words/terms/expressions.


What do you think?

Idolys: @ Ola, please which of these is correct:
(a) I was the one who called you on phone yesterday.
(b) I am the one who called you on phone yesterday.

But the OED prides itself on constantly looking out for new ways words can be interpreted.

In June the leading authority on the English language confirmed that the definition of the word 'marriage' will be changed now a law allowing same-sex couples to get married has been passed.

Language experts said the definition did not change overnight but they will monitor how the word marriage changes over the next year.

An Oxford University Press spokeswoman said: ‘We continually monitor the words in our dictionaries, paying particular to those words whose usage is shifting, so yes, this will happen with marriage.’

As it stands, OxfordDictionaries.com defines marriage as being a ‘formal union of a man and a woman, typically as recognised by law, by which they become husband and wife.’

In a reference, it says marriage could also be ‘(in some jurisdictions) a union between partners of the same sex’.

What about "this car's infinitely more reliable than that one". I see so many people misusing the word "infinitely" I worry that the dictionaries will have to change the accepted definition. And then what word will we use when we REALLY mean infinite? And PLEASE don't tell me they'll change the definition of "of" to be an auxiliary verb, as in "I could of", "I would of".