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Samstyle:
Here are some confusing English Words/Phrases You Probably do Not know. I advise you read this post assiduously and take note of the words below.


1. ALRIGHT

Do you know that the word "alright " is a
wrong word. However, there is no reason for
this, but, its correct form should be "all right".
You should also note that "Already, Almost,
Almighty and Altogether" are correct.


2. THE USE OF "THAT"


The following sentences are wrong


a. I had no idea the house was THAT small.
b. As a pianist he isn't really THAT good.

This use of "THAT" is wrong and is to be avoided. The correct form of the above
sentences are:

a. As a pianist he isn't really as good as that

b. I had no idea that the house was as small as that.

The common expression "that much " and
" that many " should be " as much as" and "as
many as that"



3. ADVERSE TO

You cannot be "averse to" , or " show aversion to". This is because the suffix " to" signifies approach, when the opposite is intended. And as so, you can only be "averse
from" , or show "aversion from" something.



4. TRY AND

When you say " try and " do something, it means you try first, before doing it. Thus, there are two actions involved in the
word " try and ".
" Try to" on the other hand, implies the combined action of trying and doing. Usually the correct expression is " try to",
and when people say "try and " they seldom have the logic meaning in mind.




5. AT ABOUT

When you say

"I shall expect you are about five o'clock."

You are wrong. This is because, "at" applies to " a definite time" . Therefore "at about" is a
confusion of two unlikely, and should be avoided.
The correct sentence should be
" I shall expect you about five o'clock".


6. OUGHT TO

" He ought to, didn't he? " is something we often hear. The correct construction is, " He
ought to, oughtnt't he? Or ought he not? ".




7. CIRCUMSTANCES

" Circumstances " are the events around something. Therefore it is wrong to say " under the circumstances " the correct use
is " in the circumstances ".



Hope this helps you improve your grammatical structure.

To read more click below

http://www.schoolwap.ga/2017/11/confusing-english-wordsphrases-you.html?m=1

jdluv:
Oyinbo have been duping us since time memorial

Icon79:
Besides playing this game in Uyo, I think the other silly decision by the match organizers is to play the game on Friday. They should have rescheduled this game to Sunday, if Saturday isn't gonna work. I am not crazy about this Friday kickoff time. For one, it takes away one training day for the Super Eagles.

I can't understand why this game isn't gonna be played on Saturday and Tuesday, or Sunday and Wednesday.


O pari

Yarnvibes:
The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, has announced that registration for the General Certificate Examination (GCE) 2017 for private candidates starts on Friday, 28th April.

This was disclosed via the examination body official tweeter handle, @waecnigeria.

It reads: “This is to inform intending candidates for the WASSCE for private candidates 2017 that registration begins on Friday this week.

“Candidates are expected to pay a registration fee of thirteen thousand, nine hundred fifty naira N13,950 at any of the approved bank or any accredited agents to obtain the registration pin and information VCD.

“Normal registration period is from Friday April 28 to June 28. After obtaining registration pin, candidates should log on to www.waeconline.org for registration.

“Candidates should also note that the registration procedure has been designed to accommodate biometric features that will be used for validation at the exam center.

“Candidates who wish to register for the exam after the close of entries can be accommodated as ” walk-in-candidates” provided they register 24hours to the start of the paper(s) they intend to write.

“The “walk-in-candidates” fee is twenty five thousand naira, N25,000.”

http://fabinfos.com/gce-registration-begins-on-friday-28th-april-waec/

analice107:
Jehovah's Witnesses is not a Christian organization pls.

Hairyrapunzel:
Abstain from blood is not abstain from blood transfusion
In the bible I don't think there was a passage that said animals not meant to be eaten should be killed or sacrificed or their blood poured out.
Eating is not synonymous with transfusion

God said people should not eat blood of animals meant for food or sacrifice to him in respect of the life of the animal they should pour the blood out to the ground.

We don't sacrifice humans to God and we don't eat humans so don't say God told them to abstain from blood transfusion. The human donor does not die or his body eaten

I cannot assume any reason other than respect for the life of the animal. If God had other reasons he would have said it in the bible rather than wait for thousands of years to come for Nathan knorr in 1945 to give the reason and say God was specifically talking about blood transfusion.

Hairyrapunzel:
Drugs are administered through veins. The bible was specific it said eat not consume. Anything can be consumed fRom visible to invisible. You consume energy does that mean you eat energy? Well I don't blame you when you are in an organisation that the governing body members don't know the difference between eating and consumption.

Things don't have to be introduced to the body or humans only. You can consume goods and services. Bible was specific it said eat not consume. Eating and consumption are not synonymous.

Bible prohibited eating blood of animals meant for food.

Blood transfusion the human donor doesn't die and blood is not used as food.

gemale:
Pls where did I recommend d licking or drinking of blood? U jw r so headstrong dt u dnt sit & actually meditate on issues. Hence, deres an obvious lack of discernment prevalent amongst u. Hw does consumption & transfusion correlate? Is it dt u pple dnt know dt dey involve different human systems? Consumption involves d gastrointestinal system while transfusion involves d circulatory system. D former supplies d body nutrition whilst d latter distributes all d materials needed 4 d body cells, tissues & organs 2 function (especially oxygen). Hw r dey d same thing? D prime outlet of excretion 4 GIT is d anus (excreta) whilst d prime outlet 4 d circulatory system is d urinary system (kidneys & co). Pls get enlightened. Being a Christian (dts if u jw call ur selves dt) is no excuse 2 b ignorant after d bible says in d book of Hosea "my pple perish 4 lack of knowledge". Dts literally wts happening 2 u pple. U allow ur selves & loved ones perish due 2 ur blunt refusal 2 get knowledge. U r lyk d priest & levite in d parable of D good Samaritan only dt u r worse because im sure dt if either d priest or levite saw his family or loved one lying on d roadside, dey wld hv immediately provided assistance.

enshy:
So you havent heard that simple story before.
Even CRS at senior secondary school level covers that important story.
If you dont know who a xtian is and where the thief went and still didnt deduce it from my post, my bro I cant help u oooo. Let those who understand contribute while you wait for my other posts that would throw light into your questions!

enshy:
None not even Christianity!
Only Jesus, He is the way, the truth and life.
The thief cricified at the right hand side of Jesus wasnt a Christian but he got there.
Repent today and believe on the Lord Jesus!

fuckingAyaya:
so akwaibom is now an IBO man ? and beside that pics is cone head not flat head

CollinsWeGlobe:
Sorry for ask this boring question, why Do Body Guards Stand In Front Of God's Altar When Pastor's Are Preaching? Is there any bible verse that support it?

Please kindly educate me on this topic. May God bless us all.

Don't be offended by my poor English-speaking.


Cc Brother Seun

Tinalex:
Its not a must,in so far as he takes care of the bills in the home. what do I need the amount he earns for?

Lennycool:
Regeneration is a product of evolution, it aids the organism survive in its environment, but it is different from evolution.

For example some species of wall gecko store fat content's in their tales, this helps them survive when there is a lack of food, as they can depend on this fat storage.Hence aiding there survival, that is evolution.

Lennycool:
Guys don't waste your time answering, the OP is an unabashed illiterate. Seeking attention, what concerns evolution with regeneration of limbs? Ignorance is bad

Lennycool:
Regeneration is a product of evolution, it aids the organism survive in its environment, but it is different from evolution. For example some species of wall gecko store fat content's in their tales, this helps them survive when there is a lack of food, as they can depend on this fat storage. Hence aiding there survival, that is evolution.

Lennycool:
How simple minded are you? Evolution takes thousands and millions of years, all organisms are constantly evolving. If you're waiting to see it happen fully, you'll have to hang around for the next two million years, and then check.

adjoviomole:
Because u all know evolution will never happen again dats y u all now accept dat we as humans are d peak of evolution.


Evolution is a sham. If a bacteria cell can be d genesis of all life forms and you can bliv it, den nothing stops evolution from continuing because lots of species are nt in a favorable condition and yet dey don't evolve.

You all know evolution is false dats y u make we humans d peak of evolution because u know we can never evolve into something else.

Lennycool:
Guys don't waste your time answering, the OP is an unabashed illiterate. Seeking attention, what concerns evolution with regeneration of limbs? Ignorance is bad

Officialkenshin:
Since u nor knw book enough to know what regeneration is n wat evolution is.

Here u go.

All organisms, including humans, have the ability to regenerate something in the body. But the process is much more developed in lower organisms such as plants, protists -- unicellular organisms such as bacteria, algae, and fungi — and many invertebrate animals such as earthworms and starfish. These organisms can grow new heads, tails, and other body parts when injured.
Scientists don't know why mammals don't have the same ability to grow new limbs. But they think it is because mammals have more complex biological structures; limb regeneration would require sophisticated controls to ensure that limbs and organs don't grow out of control. Humans, for example, are already equipped with safety mechanisms to ensure that individual cells don't grow uncontrollably. But these mechanisms wear down as a person ages and cancer is often the result.
Nevertheless, mammals do regenerate skin, muscle, and blood. Scientists are just beginning to learn about other types of cells, such as those in the brain and blood, that also regenerate. Further study of the phenomenon might lead to a way of growing replacement organs and limbs outside the body.
Not all organisms regenerate in the same way. In plants and organisms like hydra and jellyfish, missing parts are replaced by reorganizing neighboring tissues into whatever parts have been cut off. Animals with more complex bodies usually regenerate parts by producing a specialized bud, or blastema, at the site of amputation. The blastema supplies the tissue necessary for the regenerated part.
The regenerated body part is not always the same as what was lost. Many insects regenerate abnormally small legs from which some segments may be missing.
Tadpole tails, for example, typically grow back to about only half their original length. And regenerated parts often differ in details. A regenerated lizard tail, for example, contains a cartilaginous tube instead
of the vertebrae in the original.


Evolution

ev·o·lu·tion
ˌevəˈlo͞oSH(ə)n/
noun
1.
the process by which different kinds of living organisms are thought to have developed and diversified from earlier forms during the history of the earth.



Now dumb head hope u understand.

Ahmadgani:
since when did monkeys stop evolving into humans?

nameerfhtennek:
It's more than 20minutes, I'm still unable to put words together to begin this story. I will try keep it simple and necessarily detailed so everyone will understand the true picture of what happened, why against my belief that writing personal experiences on social media is immature, I had to still write mine. Let's just say I'm not thinking right now, maybe I'm so upset but truth is, I need your advice.

I'm writing this thread seated at the back of a Hilux truck just outside our apartment. Yaa, that me in the picture. You see, today is EID and believe me I should be resting in the house since I'm not working today. Days like this only come by 6times in a whole year and more than anything, I would have loved resting than being out here.

It was yesterday evening, she called and said she her driver were headed to my office. She wanted to pick some stuffs around my office. Yaa, I forgot to say this is Saudi Arabia. If you know Saudi quite well, you will agree with me that a husband will definitely get exhausted running errands for his wife or the family. I was not in the mood for shopping but she wanted to shop. She got upset that I didn't want to accompany her shopping.

She did her shopping alone and returned few minutes before I closed from work. We headed home. Unknown to me, I forgot my internet router in my office because I was rushing to get home and continue with my FIFA 16.

Her internet service expired some days back so we were using mine.

While playing game, she walked into the seating room and demanded for my router. Mine, not hers. With her tone and facial expression demanding the router, I didn't respond because there was an indication that she was warming up for a quarrel. I wasn't just in the mood

The thing is, she is very skilled in extending her anger phases. That is one thing I can't understand till today. Believe me, it was not like this while we were dating.

Sorry, I forgot to tell you I married my university girlfriend, she years my junior and the same department. Ya, I'm one of those guys that dated and planned for the future with their girls at the same time. God blessed that plan but at this point I don't understand everything that has been happening for the past one year plus since we got married. She repeatedly demanded that I handed over my router to her but I was quiet. Meanwhile, it occurred to me that I forgot the router in my office the minute she first asked about it. Truth is, I actually needed to use the internet that night for my online FIFA.

After several times of asking for the router and no response from me, she took the TV remote and switched off the TV. She walked straight to the kitchen and hid the remote. I approached her in the kitchen and told her I was not ready for any kinda quarrel. We have had enough for the past one year of getting married. I then told her I forgot the router in my office, I didn't have it. I guess she didn't believe me, she never did.

She told me to leave her alone. I returned back to the seating room with my heart beating fast. I knew she wanted a serious quarrel that night. After some minutes, I returned to the kitchen and requested for the remote. Then I figured out she hid it in her pant. Pretending I was passing by, I swiftly went for the remote from under her short gown and grabbed it. She didn't expect I knew where she hid it. She followed me behind and ceased the game console, second indication she wanted me to react. I do have a problem with my temper just like every human, male or female. I have also learnt to deal with it by walking away at times I feel I was going to lose it. The same reason I'm outside at this time, 9:55 pm Saudi time. She knows I have fought hard to tame my temper issues but most times, she makes deliberate efforts to have me overreact to her nags and rants.

I watched her hide the console in her pant yet again. I shuddered in obvious fear because I knew what the woman wanted, a fight. Unable to deal with it,the intimidation and the shame, I went for the console and squeezed it out from her hand while she was trying to hold it tight. That was when the trouble then started.

She wanted a buffer to help her spill everything she had nursed in her mind. "You can kill, idiot!! You were not shown love by your parents, that is why you will squeeze your wife's hand to collect the console. They allowed you to grow up in the street without parental guidance and love." Then it came....pwaaaaaaah!!! She spat on my face!!!!!

God knows, I have never been spat at before, not by my parents, not by my siblings, not by anybody. " I agree I was not shown love by my parents but your Dad is a coward for running away from your mother without being there for you guys when he needed to play his roles as a father. That explains the reason you are like this", I said and walked back to the seating room.

I managed to play a few games which I lost mostly and then slept off around past 5am this morning. Around 3pm, I woke up and went to the office. Not like I had work but I needed to clear my head away from the house. If only there was alcohol in Saudi, I would have been somewhere in a hotel drinking away the shame. When I returned home by past 7pm, hungry and tired. I needed to continue my game but I could no longer find the game console and the TV remote. I asked for it and she ignored me. I managed to eat and then left the house to this truck.

You see, I love my wife more than anything, more than anyone. She is one person in the whole world I could go any length for. I love her, that was why I forgave her when she broke up with me after I left Nigeria for Saudi Arabia. She broke up with me few months after I came to Saudi and started dating another guy twice her age. She says she never expected I would come back to her after she left me but I did. I did because I saw a future with her, a future I imagined, believed in and worked towards its reality. Today we have gotten to a level where most people out there would want to be, our colleagues envy is because they believe we are privileged and blessed but what they don't know is that in the truth, I have no peace. This marriage has become my legacy and my curse.

I want to send her back to Nigeria in few days time and I hope I'm not making a mistake!!! Spitting on my face, nah nah....am so fed up!!!!

GMbuharii:
kanu wants biafra
kabiru sokoto's boko haram wants an islamic north republic and even mounted their flag.
You are a pathological liar.
Even if kabiru is an enemy to infidel (whatever that means),does that makes him innocent of his crime?
May God save us in NL.

Buhari is a monumental failure.

Byko899:
if everyone who supported buhari can start talking this way, am sure we will have a better government, is not all about trying to blame those who did not vote APC for loosing out,no!, is just about putting pressure on the government to do more, am very sure buhari does not know most of the problem we are having now or what Nigerians are saying, because his corrupt aids will not allow that, if he buhari knows most of the things going on in this country judging from his personality, we will not be suffering like this, aso rock cabals are seriously working,I supported APC and I regret it to be honest with everyone,there character and that of PDP is no different.my pain is that most people that supported this government find it extremely difficult to voice there regret even in the face of deep suffering

aubventure:
Yes you are right no sex before marriage and no asking of money from the guy before marriage

JayJohnson:
And you are a virgin!!!

pepigeorge:
lol.... no spending money on hair, phones, shopping, movies,birthday till after marriage too o..u agree