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Hawlahscho:
something singular anything singular most plural many plural everything singular
Indefinite pronouns generally are singular in nature

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Hawlahscho:
THE COMMON SILLY MISTAKES/ERRORS PEOPLE MAKE IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE.


They say "nobody is above mistake", that's is nothing but the truth, one of my lecturers does say; "error is when u don't know d right thing before saying the wrong thing, while mistake is when u know d right thing but u said d wrong thing"

Everybody is liable to mistakes of course, either silly or not, but some people are not expected to make silly mistakes, else it'll be categorized as unprofessional.

There was a day, I went to file a fresh case @d magistrate court Isabo Abeokuta, normally, any for me, any time I find myself in an/a official/formal organization like that, I express myself in English language because that's d official language, so after greetings, I explained to a woman what I came to do;
I: Ma, I came to file a new case, this is my first time of doing that, please how do I go about it?
The Woman: "E ko iranu siwaju joo, won a ma so Oyinbo bi eni pe won o gbo Yoruba, Oloyinbo o ki ku sile, America ni won n ku si." (Get out with rubbish, they'll be speaking English as if they don't understand Yoruba, English men don't die @home, they die in America). I was so embarrassed as the people there bursted into laughter, I just smiled it off as if it was nothing, I later replied, "E joo ma, bawo ni mo se ma se e?" (Please ma, how do I do it?) She directed me to one young man in d same office, I turned to his table, he looked @me and began to laugh again, "that's how they form as if they can even speak d correct English" he said. I was so annoyed but I didn't show it facially because what I went there to do was very important, he was still attending to me when a man of about 80years old that looks like a professor came in with his son, he followed d grown up son for age declaration or affidavit, the man requested for a teller so that his son could go and pay d necessary fees first;
The old man: Please, where can I get teller so that my son will go and pay d necessary fees?
The young man: Am sorry, there is no teller @d moment, I've WENT to REQUESTED for it more than 5times today.
The old man: You have what!!!?
The young man: I said I have WENT to REQUESTED for d teller several times today.
The old man: Oh my God! People like you still make such mistake? This is not professional @all, young man, it is not "I have WENT", it'll "I have GONE", and why should u say "to REQUESTED" when the correct thing is "to REQUEST". Please son, watch d way you speak English, it'll not our language though but your post here demands something fluent. The people on the queue were already laughing their lungs lungs out while d young man was just numb, I didn't know when I bursted into laughter too, I looked @his face again it was like "shit wey rain beat " , I cautioned my laughter until I left d office, I laugh each time I remember how d old man reacted to d "gunshot" that day. That triggered me to list out some common silly mistakes people make knowingly / unknowingly:

1: Auxiliary verbs mis-usage
From the young man's error above, he used the auxiliary verb "have" which d followed verb must be in part participle. "I have gone"

2: "To" and verb
When "to" is used, the followed verb must be in present tense; "I have come to tell you"

3: "Did" and verb
The same rule with "to", when u use "did", then ur next verb has to be present tense. That reminds me of what happened to me some years back, I accompanied my friend to choir rehearsal, a guy asked me if I came for rehearsal too, "No, I did not came for the rehearsal", I said, the guy was like "pardon?" I realized that I've "shot", I responded immediately "I said no, I just accompanied him to rehearsal"

4: Rules of Concord
This is well known to people, I still wonder why they misuse it pretty well.
i: When the noun or pronoun is singular, the verb too should be singular, e.g "Lalasticla uses 23 hours online out of his 24 hours in a day"
ii: When the noun or pronoun is plural, d verb should be plural. E.g "I wonder if Nairaland moderators work somewhere else"

5: Mis-usage of singular verb "does"
Especially in negative sentences, after using "does", the next verb, d next verb should not be in singular again: "He does not know" He does not knows

6: You can correct my mistakes/errors and add yours



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Good job!
Finish dat rule of Concord
Wic verb (singular or plural ) should follow the ffgs
Something, anything, most, many, Everything etc

Eeshfar779:
When I saw d topic, I thought dey meant d deduction of borrowed
airtime

My thought as well

Singles make up a big percentage of any given
church, and pastors spend a lot of time teaching
about marriage and parenting. But how do you
actually find the right person to marry?
You won't hear much teaching about dating in
most churches. It's like we're afraid to touch the
subject—so people just feel their way in the dark
and figure out romance on their own.
Our awkwardness about this topic is one reason
single Christians make so many relationship
blunders—and why many marriages start out on
the wrong foot. I asked some of my single friends
and one of my daughters to help me compile this
list of most common dating mistakes. Here are
the Top 10:

1. Being desperate for a relationship.
Some
singles freak out when they hit age 25. They stop
trusting God and begin a nail-biting search for a
mate. My friend Nicole Doyley, author of The
Wait, says she knows women who are so frantic
about finding Prince Charming that they
immediately fall for any guy who asks them out.
"They should see the warning signs, but don't,"
Nicole says. "They start praying immediately if
this is 'the one' and they quickly become blind to
his faults."

2. Being too picky.
On the flip side, some singles
are waiting for the perfect human specimen to
sweep them off their feet. Picky guys want a girl
who could appear in the swimsuit edition of
Sports Illustrated . Or, some Christian women
expect to marry a spiritual giant who prays four
hours a day. Be realistic. Whoever you date will
have feet of clay and plenty of flaws to match
your own.

3. Not developing healthy friendships with the
opposite sex.
Oftentimes too much pressure is
placed on Christian singles to pair up, especially if
they are attending a Bible college with a
reputation for being a wedding factory. And in
that pressure cooker it's difficult for guys and
girls to enjoy nonromantic friendships. Relax and
make friends, and don't view every opposite-sex
friend as a potential marriage partner.

4. Letting other people control your relationship.
Church friends usually mean well, but some
people don't know how to stay out of other
people's business. They will engage in what I call
"prophetic meddling" by dropping hints,
manipulating you to go out with someone or
pushing you to marry someone you don't even
want to be with. And while the gift of prophecy is
valuable, you should never let personal prophecies
steer your decisions about marriage. Let God
personally guide you in this very personal area of
life.

5. Ignoring proper boundaries.
Some Christian
couples are extremely naïve about the power of a
romantic bond. They don't realize that feelings
can zoom from zero to 90 miles an hour in a few
seconds, and that one kiss can lead to intercourse
if you don't have your emergency brake on at all
times. If you are in a dating relationship, you
must know your boundaries, discuss them with
your partner and commit to staying pure. Don't
be stupid. Don't spiritualize your lust and
suggest, "Let's go to your apartment and pray."
Don't wait until clothes come off to determine
what is out of bounds.
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6. Missionary dating.
Never start a romantic
relationship with a guy or girl who is not a
believer. Christians who do this usually justify it
with the old "I know I can change him/her" line.
But the opposite happens: The unbeliever
changes you—after he or she has broken your
heart, compromised your morals or damaged your
faith.

7. Lack of healthy confidence.
Some guys I know
are stuck in a state of spiritual limbo when it
comes to their dating life. They may admire a girl
from afar, but they just can't muster up the nerve
to break the ice and start a conversation.
Proverbs 18:22 says, "He who finds a wife finds a
good thing." If you are going to find a wife, you
don't just sit there until you are 40. Develop some
healthy aggression. And while it is true that some
women prefer to be pursued, remember that Ruth
proposed to Boaz in the Old Testament story.
Don't be so demure that your future husband
can't even notice you.

8. Expecting the person you are dating to "fix"
you.
God wants singles to have undistracted
devotion to Jesus (see 1 Cor. 7:35). Yet too often
we look to other people to bring the inner
fulfillment that only Christ gives. Many singles fall
into the trap of finding a boyfriend or girlfriend to
heal the wounds caused by childhood trauma,
their parents' divorce or their dads' addictions.
Seek healing from the Holy Spirit for those issues
before you commit to a serious relationship.

9. Spiritual stalking.
I've met guys in church who
drive by girls' houses regularly, monitor their
moves and troll their Facebook pages. That's
creepy. If you have to sneak around like a private
detective to get a date, you need a new strategy.
If a woman tells you she is not interested in going
out with you, honor her request and move on.
Don't develop an unhealthy obsession. And never,
never, never tell a girl: "God told me you will be
my wife." That's manipulative and could fall
under the category of sexual harassment.

10. Not discerning a spiritual predator.
One single
female friend of mine said she went out with a
man who did a financial seminar at her church.
Because the guy was invited to speak from a
pulpit she assumed he was a man of character,
but he tried to get her into bed with him on the
first date. It became quickly obvious he was an
imposter. Beware of wolves. You must walk in
the Spirit if you want to protect your purity and
save yourself for the right person

J.Lee Grady of Charismama.com

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Cheerioo:
Microbiology

U can get d details as per application on their site ma.

sunnx:
What is d diff. btw IPAN(inst. pub analyst, Nig) and IPAS(inst. of pub analyst & Pol. science, Nig) so, someone should pls respond and i need to knw their funtionality towards Nigeria system or institutions

Not related at all
The formal is about chemical and allied chemical analysis while the latter is not related to laboratory work

theoophilic:
I really wish to know how much it costs... I want to write this Septempter Proffessional Exam

I'm not all that sure of the cost.
Av u started d program?
pls, share ur experience so far with us.
Tanx

Cheerioo:
Hi. Id like to apply as well, also a fresh grafuate. Can you help shed some light as per application.
Tnxz

What did u study in school?

MrHighSea:
like saying why the name POTUS, LONGSTOP OR SHORTSTOP there was one called PACKAGE (usually moves with his entire family) etc all american president , d first family have unique names attached to them by secret service, SS, often times secret until out of power (Reference: Tom Clancy (RIP) collections). Dia regular phones av short codes that link to the 'CALVARY'. SS given Short codes, for instance when kidnapd, under duress or threat, u just say ur unique name or tap MORSE CODE too. Believe me d blood bank in the beast will be labelled codedly. U c, to be POTUS/FIRST GENTLEMAN/FIRST SPY/FIRST ASSASSIN, its all about codes, if u can memorize codes to power nuclear weapons, u can do others. Do u know dt d physical oval office is coded, example when at war the eagle on d rug holds a gun, when at peace it holds a flower/tree branch. In ludacris voice, I GOT CODES. I luv intelligent codes. Sm1 mentiond, BIN LADEN model to subdue d beast, mind you, there are more than 1 beast, two travels wit POTUS anywhr, if he z comin down of the flying oval office, SS does not even like dt man out of d whitehouse, any sign of compromise to one beast, SWITCH (tired, been long i type ds long wit phone qwerty, may modify)

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Folzye:
With d little features just highlighted about this car u still asking questions?
Try Nd Mess with the machine first.. It will show U its beastly side.

And how does the above features relate to beast?

But why the name #beast?

barackodam:
to the Senate of the school.


wait after then

OK, tanx and God bless. And pls are u a std at A.B.U? And how can we talk privately sir
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I've seen your contact, tanx

barackodam:
barackodam
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@gmail.com
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all active.....at your convenience

Good job u are doing. God bless u. BT pls, I av given my d.e form and credentials for an ABU std to submit for me. Pls, where is he to submit to? And what is next after submittion?
Pls reply did post asap. Tanx

BT I don't av up to 70k for now. How could u help me or wen will it lapse. I'm just seeing dis post and I'm really interested.
pls care for a brother.

kelechi50:
I've been trying to post on nairaland but to no avial can somebody guide me through

Just comment on a post. After u av submitted d comment , you Will see create new topic button. Click on it and u r gud to create new topic.

obinoral1179:
thanks bro but hope their money is not too much and how is the quality of their lecturer?

I finished from Lautech. It is one of d best state universities, competing wt Federal skus. The lecturers are quality, the certificate is highly recognise. You can google the name to read more abt d SKU n ow their graduates are doing.
Wish u d best!

Mzflexydeeva:
you wait till ur school of choice commences sales of form.

Tanx. All the best.

abskilzz:
I'm also coming with a bsc yet I hv regularization issues. How did u guys surmount it.? Pls share...

I got admitted thru jamb and I av my original jamb certificate me WC carries my jamb reg no. IT brought my details as I supplied it.

Mzflexydeeva:
so sorry I cant help... don't know anything about regularisation cos I didn't do. Coming in with a bsc so I had no issue with regularisation

Coming with bsc? Good, we are here together. pls wat is d next step after submitn to jamb office. Reply asap pls

femi4:
Shey na my words be that? That was the scripture. If you like, swim in your folly

Yes! They did not only prayed, they were constantly praying Acts 1:14 before they receive d Power in Acts 2:4. Acts 2:1 says ...they were all together in one place. Wat do u tink they were doing? ..
.. Constantly in prayer Acts 1:24.

#shalom

Gombs:
You get me wrongly, I never said prayers is baseless... I said however, the fact that a Christian doesn't pray doesn't mean he wasn't endowed with power from God. As he can't or wouldn't pray, he cannot use those powers.

Stop it bro. Read Acts 1:14, it read thus; They all joined together #constantly in prayer.... before they receive the power in Acts 2:4.
So, wat are u saying and wat is d basis for ur argument?

Op, stop misleading and causing confusion.
Ow come u read Acts 1:8 and u stopped there.
pls, read further to Acts 1: 14 and tell me wat d disciples were doing before receiving d baptism of Holy Spirit in Acts 2:1-4.

All these false teaching, misinterpretation of d word of God is not good enough. Wait on God, let him deal with first before handling His word

#gracia

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A degree holder with 2-1 in chemistry intending to study pharmaceutical chemistry thru d.e. Wat can u say abt dis, pls replay asap. Tanx

Catalyst4real:
Whatsapp Preferably, 070 √36 √25 √81 √4 √64 √0 √16 √16.

OK, tanx man

Catalyst4real:
Good Morning, Abusites.

Gud a.m man. Pls, I need some info abt a.b.u d.e. pls, ow can we talk privately, pls respond asap. Tanx

Sooroptimist:
It means that Mulikat Adeola lady was defeated by the Son of Soun Ogbomoso of APC


Jonathanian charlatans were foaming in the mouth that SWners didnt support her Speakership ambition........someone who is a lightweight politician

No, won by Segun ogunwuyi of labour party

I will be working as presiding officer at is in LGA of kwaravstate. Getting prepare to my RAC centre.
May God's hands be upon us.
We will not mourn for anyone of us IJN

My heart rejoice in the Lord!
1st FP since 2015.

Back to d topic; Gej or GMB, if u win give us enabling environment. If u lose don't cause trouble

#teamletdwinnerrule