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some Pple just want to take advantage of fuel scarcity to show madness

na them go marry that wife

na suspension or what?

smulti:
non practicing Muslim = liberal Muslim



practicing Muslim = extremist Muslims
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olodo, go and lern

She is not a muslim

Hijab is our pride

this titi dey shop Aboki rod.

Samstyle:
Hello everyone, today we will discuss some wrong English sentence/phrases that is prevalent among students. Most especially, in Nigeria.

I advise you read painstakingly and study the sentences, as they will help you improve your grammatical structure.

Now, let's get going.


1. BIRDS OF THE SAME FEATHERS.

Note that the proverb " birds of a feather" is never "birds of the same feathers". The correct form of this is;

"Birds of a feather" Not "Birds of the same feathers"


2. POSSIBLE BEST or BEST POSSIBLE

Avoid the use of "BEST POSSIBLE" or "POSSIBLE BEST". Simply say "BEST".

For example, " I will try my best"


3. SO AND THEREFORE

Note that, it is wrong to use "SO" and "THEREFORE" together or "STILL" and "YET" together. You must only use one.

For example:

- I know him, So therefore... (wrong)
- I know him, so... Or I know him, therefore.... (Correct)



4. PRESENTLY AND AT PRESENT

Note that the word " PRESENTLY" means "very soon". It does not mean "AT THE MOMENT". So, if you mean to say 'Now', say "AT PRESENT" or " AT THE MOMENT".

"I will see you presently", means I will "see you very soon"


5. " I was introduced to the Chairman and the Vice Chairman of company"

" I was introduced to the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the company"

I know many many will not be able to tell, which is right or wrong. Nevertheless, since the Chairman is not the same as the Vice Chairman, it is necessary you repeat the definite article (the).

6. "If I were wrong, I'd be the first to admit it."

" If I was wrong, I'd be the first to admit it."

Well, in this case, the first sentence is correct. This is because subjunctive mood requires "WERE", when the conjunction "IF" introduced a supposition.

7. "Nothing shall ever come between you and i,' he told her."

"Nothing shall ever come between you and me,' he told her."

The correct sentence here is, "Nothing shall ever come between you and me,' he told her." Because, the preposition "between", is always followed by the objective form of the pronoun.

8. "Can you imagine him forgetting a date like that?

"Can you imagine his forgetting a date like that?

The correct form here is the second sentence. Be the possessive case ( his) should be used for a pronoun followed by a gerund

9. It is worthy to Note that the response "HOW DO YOU DO" is not a question requiring a further answer by the one introducing himself or herself. However, in greetings, if. Mr A ask, "how do you do" Mr B will respond with "how do you do, too"


10. TO BATH / BATHE

To BATH, means "to wash the whole body" whereas "BATHE" means "to wash a path of the body, especially one which is in pain.

E.g " The doctor ordered that he BATHE his sprained fingers in tepid water"

Source:
www.myschoolnews.ga/2017/12/12-wrong-english-sentence-you-have-been.html?m=0#more



Having known all these, I hope you were very delighted.

plz i do not understand

are u a real virgin.....

this protesters are not paid to protest not like Abuja proterters

boko haram and ipob will not like this

For those ladies that swore to get married in 2017, you have four (4) Saturdays left

ycmdng:
the two state boundaries will be determined in the final phase of the deal. Trump did not declare Israel as the sole occupant of Jerusalem. So there are still some open windows for Palestine.

try read again, he recognise J as capital of Israel that is going to cause another war

and so what next

Nigeria police will corrupt Au.

ememonl:
Depends. Personally I would love applicants to write their application so as to access their personality because your writing is you in real time. But my guy just do what others do, type it. I know why i said so.

your hand writing don't have anything to do your personality. I have seen many instances

to the best of my knowledge hand writing is the most preferred by employer unless u are submitting it online.

I respect Tb joshua , very generous.

Tb Joshua is the only pastor I know he provide for widows in Rural area. I'm a Muslim but I respect that Tb Joshua

Muslim in ipob, interesting. ma salaaam

my wife knows my salary but don't know when I get paid, she still believe I'm expecting my October salary

PenlsCaP:
I only came to see the nude

what is d different BTW u and that foolish father

he no go better for FIFA, why now?

the northern part of this country is our headache

we don't have enough food yet Buhari ban import of food and same buhari export yams and other agro product. its very clear this administration is clueless

e no go beta for that judge

this shit happen when system fail

Sanchez01:
'A real Muslim' and a fake one? Perhaps you are referring to the dogmatic, fundamentalist Muslim as being real and the liberal ones as being fake even though you never mentioned it.

don't quote me wrong, a Muslim that knows d Quran and the meaning will never leave Islam. some Muslim just answer Muslim by Name. they can be easy deceive into terrorism or any other thing

u can't convert a real Muslim, that cab driver is not a practicing Muslim.

Solatul Nobiyya

Threebear:
Afonjas corrupting igbos since the days of Nnamdi Azikwe.
Phyno would never have done such.

u have cockroach scratching ur by brain

dukie25:
I don't believe the story.
I mean how can an 80yr old monkey outpace young people, are those young people crippled and unable to walk?

call ObJ a monkey shows u lack proper upbringing. Omo Afi sewo