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1 Alcohol does not make you high but drunk.
Drugs make you high while alcohol makes you drunk , therefore, it is wrong to say you are high when you take alcohol

2. Still yet can't be together, therefore it is wrong to say "I apologized to him still yet he refused to forgive. It ought to be " I asked for forgiveness yet he didn't forgive me" or I asked for forgiveness still he didn't forgive me

3. Extreme end can't go together, you have to use them separately. E.g I went to the extreme end of the mountain, it ought to be "I went to the extreme of the mountain" or I went to the end of the road

4. IF can go with both present and past tense e.g if I see you I will greet you; if I saw you I would greet you

5. Every cannot be used for two things. When you use the word "every" , the noun that comes after it must be in singular form. E.g Every student likes the teacher; Every child must respect elderly people

6. Most words that have the word "E' becomes a verb e.g breath (noun) breathe (verb)=» bath(noun) bathe(verb) =» cloth (noun) clothe (verb)


7. Prefer ; when you use the word prefer, the next preposition that should follow should be "to and not "than" . I prefer Nokia to Blackberry not I prefer Nokia than Blackberry

8. You cannot forget what you can see. E.g I forget my pencil at home. It ought to be I left my pencil at home

9. You cannot say ''I enjoyed the party " but" I enjoyed myself at the party''

10.Always can go with present, past, and future tense It's correct to say -> He always keeps his promise.=»He always does what he says he
will do and He always went to club every saturday night

11. You discuss business with someone not you are discussing about business with someone

12. You don't use for with the word "Seek" it is wrong to say, " I am seeking for admission into the polytechnic but I am seeking admission into the polytechnic


Feel free to add yours

It's of no doubt that my write up will come with flaws, pls just feel free to correct me where necessary because nobody is an island of knowledge when it comes to speaking or writing Standard English

We are all learning

FTC!!

Nice one, OP.

We are learning everyday.

Brb! Make I go fry that egg wey dey cooker before I'll come and contribute my own.

9ice one....am guilty of 8 and 9

most of us are am guilty of no 9

I used to be guilty of most before I got to SS3, prior to our Wassce exams, my then English teacher shored up our vocabulary scope and equally taught us how not to lump up lexis improperly. So, no! I'm guilty of none

INNOisBACK:
I used to be guilty of most before I got to SS3, prior to our Wassce exams, my then English teacher shored up our vocabulary scope and equally thought us how not to lump up lexis improperly. So, no! I'm guilty of none

your English teacher was a genius that didn't tell the difference between 'taught' and 'thought'. Thanks @op, I've learnt smth

Ploy:
your English teacher was a genius that didn't tell the difference between 'taught' and 'thought'. Thanks @op, I've learnt smth

Wicked!

I'm French. So I'm innocent until proven guilty. You make it seem like I'm guilty already, so *fisticuffs*!!!

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Ploy:
your English teacher was a genius that didn't tell the difference between 'taught' and 'thought'. Thanks @op, I've learnt smth

Lol thanks

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tosyne2much:
1 Alcohol does not make you high but drunk.
Drugs make you high while alcohol makes you drunk , therefore, it is wrong to say you are high when you take alcohol

Whether weed or shark dey high
E no go change Garri price
All I know is that I'm High As fvck

*Sips my Alomo while exhaling my weed *

English language...
That language gan na another wahala on its own...
A phrase u learned years ago tends to become incorrect few years later...

English is not our natural language but that doesn't mean we shouldn't keep learning. No room for laziness. Nice Post

Am guilty of none, my english is was prsnlly prescribd to britain

Nice post

ninovandross:
Am guilty of none, my english is was prsnlly prescribd to britain

You are being sarcastic right?

Okay

Y if I must ask @no 9

Still yet

That's how one TV presenter used that grammar yesterday




Another blunder is the use of "I cannot be able to".

You can say "I May not be able" Or "I cannot" but don't say "I cannot be able to"


Nice one @Op

No any eg:There is "no any" change at all.
I've heard this most times and i believe its wrong.

Is it: I am not an RCCG member OR I am not a RCCG member.

egopersonified:
Is it: I am not an RCCG member OR I am not a RCCG member.

an RCCG member of course.. Most times, the pronunciation of some words warrant you have to choose for yourself which one to go with (a/an). Sometimes, the decision to use a\an lies in the hand of an individual depending on how it sounds. Are you getting me ?

nd u still tink English is easy

priscaoge:
That's how one TV presenter used that grammar yesterday




Another blunder is the use of "I cannot be able to".

You can say "I May not be able" Or "I cannot" but don't say "I cannot be able to"


Nice one @Op

thank you miss.. I'm humbled

Interesting article

ninovandross:
Am guilty of none, my english is was prsnlly prescribd to britain

to or by? Hmm

That No. 8 is da bomb

INNOisBACK:

I didn't quote you.