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These are very common errors I observe on NL almost daily.

Definitions and Examples
Quit: to give up or give in as in "I no do again". Example: I just quit my job. Or, Shasha quit the partnership. Or, He quit smoking.

Quiet: to maintain silence or minimum noise as in "no noise". Example: Keep quiet. Or, He was quiet when I asked who took the money.

Quite: to what extent or degree do you agree or align with something. Example: I don't quite fancy Chinese food. Or, I'm quite hungry actually. Or, Today is quite lively isn't it?

Being: has to do with a person's nature or essence - also means existence. Example: He is such a kind being. Or, Being an introvert, I declined his invitation to attend the party.

Been: is the past participle of "be" and has many uses. Used to mean "visited" example: I've been to London. Or "arrived" example: The driver hasn't been here yet. Or "Express continuous action" example: the baby has been sleeping since noon".

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[quote author=kenedyx post=114586651]These are very common errors I observe on NL almost daily.

Definitions and Examples
Quit: to give up or give in as in "I no do again". Example: I just quit my job. Or, Shasha quit the partnership. Or, He quit smoking.

Quiet: to maintain silence or minimum noise as in "no noise". Example: Keep quiet. Or, He was quiet when I asked who took the money.

Quite: to what extent or degree do you agree or align with something. Example: I don't quite fancy Chinese food. Or, I'm quite hungry actually. Or, Today is quite lively isn't it?

Being: has to do with a person's nature or essence - also means existence. Example: He is such a kind being. Or, Being an introvert, I declined his invitation to attend the party.

Been: is the past participle of "be" and has many uses. Used to mean "visited" example: I've been to London. Or "arrived" example: The driver hasn't been here yet. Or "Express continuous action" not my mother language!

kenedyx:
These are very common errors I observe on NL almost daily.

Definitions and Examples
Quit: to give up or give in as in "I no do again". Example: I just quit my job. Or, Shasha quit the partnership. Or, He quit smoking.

Quiet: to maintain silence or minimum noise as in "no noise". Example: Keep quiet. Or, He was quiet when I asked who took the money.

Quite: to what extent or degree do you agree or align with something. Example: I don't quite fancy Chinese food. Or, I'm quite hungry actually. Or, Today is quite lively isn't it?

Being: has to do with a person's nature or essence - also means existence. Example: He is such a kind being. Or, Being an introvert, I declined his invitation to attend the party.

Been: is the past participle of "be" and has many uses. Used to mean "visited" example: I've been to London. Or "arrived" example: The driver hasn't been here yet. Or "Express continuous action" example: the baby has been sleeping since noon".

. Nice one! Been however does not show continuity but the -ing verb that follows it does that as in I have been going to school since last year The tense is Present Perfect Continous tense. Additionally Being is a variant of Be as an auxiliary verb which must be used with a main verb. Being is preceeded by am, is ,are ,and were depending on the number and tense. Being must be followed by a verb in a past participle form. Eg. I am being tried or beaten by the man. Been unlike Being is used with variatnts of Have namely have,has and had depending on tense and number.

ejimatic:
. Nice one! Been however does not show continuity but the -ing verb that follows it does that as in I have been going to school since last year The tense is Present Perfect Continous tense. Additionally Being is a variant of Be as an auxiliary verb which must be used with a main verb. Being is preceeded by am, is ,are ,and were depending on the number and tense. Being must be followed by a verb in a past participle form. Eg. I am being tried or beaten by the man. Been unlike Being is used with variatnts of Have namely have,has and had depending on tense and number.

Noted.
Great additions, too. Thanks.

The kind of post I like to be reading on nairaland not every time sex. Even on a Sunday morning. I weep Deep for this generation.

chikevictor:
The kind of post I like to be reading on nairaland not every time sex. Even on a Sunday morning. I weep Deep for this generation.

This forum is monetised and those content which the youths are particular about pulls more traffic.and traffic is money.

Also take on: Their and there, where an were.
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I don't speak too much English, but it baffles me how I can write and use the spellings correctly more than some people that have been speaking English all their lives in Nigeria

dami2boi:
Also take on: Their and there, where an were.
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Great suggestions...

Their: belonging to some other people. Example: that's their business. Or, we have their money right here.

There: referring to something or someone at a particular location. Example: collect some papers from the file over there. Or, stand right there.

Where: asking for a location, direction or position of someone or something. Example: where is my phone? Or, where were you last night? Or, where are the cows?

Were: not to be confused with we're or where is a past subjunctive of "be". Example: were they around when the men came? Or, did they mention if they were going to check back? Or, he smiles so often as though it were a hobby for him.