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Re: Nairaland Residents' Grammar Diary... by goldtooth: 12:58pm On Jul 15, 2015
TheSonOfMark:

"Entendre" is of french etymology.

A double entendre is a word or phrase with two meanings.

An example of such words is "KingSLAY" which I use to represent a nasal pronunciation of my first name - KINGSLEY- and King Slay as a result of typo-duels I have had online.wink

i believe Bank is a good example. Depending on the context in which it is used, bank could refer to a place where money is kept or a place close to a river. Hope i am correct?

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Re: Nairaland Residents' Grammar Diary... by MizMyColi(f): 1:07pm On Jul 15, 2015
goldtooth:


i believe Bank is a good example. Depending on the context in which it is used, bank could refer to a place where money is kept or a place close to a river. Hope i am correct?

Yes, you are.
Matter of fact, it could be a triple entendre when you consider that bank could also mean expression of trust or confidence in a person's ability.

cc Thesonofmark
Therealadonye

Did I just make any sense
Re: Nairaland Residents' Grammar Diary... by Caseless: 6:37pm On Jul 15, 2015
MizMyColi:


I'm sorry dear, please blame it on my hyper activitygrin
It behoves on the poster you quoted to come and do the needed.
you are creative. You did shred the post you quoted into phaneritic grains and you did give a mossaic doing that.
Aswear, I dont forget say i get that kain post, where u go dig am from? grin
Oya, lean on me.

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Re: Nairaland Residents' Grammar Diary... by luxanne(f): 7:19pm On Jul 15, 2015
Define Hannie.

Its a pet name right? But what exactly does it mean?

Mizmycoli smiley
Re: Nairaland Residents' Grammar Diary... by Nobody: 7:55pm On Jul 15, 2015
TheRealAdonye:
MizmyColi, TheSonofMark

It says Usually, not Always.

There are Entendres that are not of a Sexual nature.

I've heard a ModeNine Triple Entendre that blew my mind and it wasn't Sexual in any way.

Modenine can barely do a proper double-entendre. He never did a triple-entendre. ✘
Re: Nairaland Residents' Grammar Diary... by TheSonOfMark(m): 7:59pm On Jul 15, 2015
darkenedrebel:


Modenine can barely do a proper double-entendre. He never did a triple-entendre. ✘

That isn't the issue, is it? There are double and triple entendrès.
Re: Nairaland Residents' Grammar Diary... by Nobody: 8:02pm On Jul 15, 2015
TheSonOfMark:

That isn't the issue, is it? There are double and triple entendrès.

I'm not interested in whatever issue y'all talking bout'. all i did was correct that nigga that Modenine never did a Triple-entendre ✘
Re: Nairaland Residents' Grammar Diary... by MizMyColi(f): 8:44pm On Jul 15, 2015
Caseless:
you are creative. You did shred the post you quoted into phaneritic grains and you did give a mossaic doing that.
Aswear, I don forget say i get that kain post, where u go dig am from? grin
Oya, lean on me.

Phaneritic means something that can be seen through the eyes, unaided. Aphanitic is the opposite.

Mossaic means stuff that has two different meanings....in this context.
Am I right?
grin
Re: Nairaland Residents' Grammar Diary... by MizMyColi(f): 8:45pm On Jul 15, 2015
luxanne:
Define Hannie.

Its a pet name right? But what exactly does it mean?

Mizmycoli smiley

Honeygrin
Re: Nairaland Residents' Grammar Diary... by luxanne(f): 9:38pm On Jul 15, 2015
MizMyColi:


Honeygrin

Oh really? I'l always reference you with that then grin

Sweet smiley

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Re: Nairaland Residents' Grammar Diary... by MizMyColi(f): 9:59pm On Jul 15, 2015
Darkenedrebel, please explain Ambidextrous
Re: Nairaland Residents' Grammar Diary... by Nobody: 10:03pm On Jul 15, 2015
MizMyColi:
Darkenedrebel, please explain Ambidextrous

Ambidextrous - Ability to use both hands/feet perfectly well.

examples of some ambidextrous people-, Leonardo Da vinci, Santi Carzorla .. grin


Can I make a suggestion?✘

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Re: Nairaland Residents' Grammar Diary... by MizMyColi(f): 10:07pm On Jul 15, 2015
darkenedrebel:


Ambidextrous - Ability to use both hands/feet perfectly well.

examples of some ambidextrous people-, Leonardo Da vinci, Santi Carzorla .. grin


Can I make a suggestion?✘


Yes Pleasesmiley
Re: Nairaland Residents' Grammar Diary... by Nobody: 10:26pm On Jul 15, 2015
MizMyColi:



Yes Pleasesmiley


why don't you turn this into a vocabulary thread proper where you post like words of the week & people discuss... etc . you play games...construct sentences [weekends] etc.. something I tried to do here but failed at - https://www.nairaland.com/2318168/english-language-vocabulary-development-chatroom
Re: Nairaland Residents' Grammar Diary... by Youngsage: 1:23am On Jul 16, 2015
cool
Re: Nairaland Residents' Grammar Diary... by MizMyColi(f): 4:02am On Jul 16, 2015
darkenedrebel:



why don't you turn this into a vocabulary thread proper where you post like words of the week & people discuss... etc . you play games...construct sentences [weekends] etc.. something I tried to do here but failed at - https://www.nairaland.com/2318168/english-language-vocabulary-development-chatroom

I'd wanted something organic y'know...
Basically, what I'm saying is, I looked forward to a situation where we use only words that folks use in their posts.

But I will try and come up with something.
Maybe weekly tests based on the words discussed e.t.c...
Re: Nairaland Residents' Grammar Diary... by bqlekan(m): 5:25am On Jul 16, 2015
MizMyColi:


I'd wanted something organic y'know...
Basically, what I'm saying is, I looked forward to a situation where we use only words that folks use in their posts.

But I will try and come up with something.
Maybe weekly tests based on the words discussed e.t.c...
madam, don't you sleep? and m still waiting for that write-up
Re: Nairaland Residents' Grammar Diary... by BALLOSKI: 5:37am On Jul 16, 2015
MizMyColi:
Darkenedrebel, please explain Ambidextrous
being ambidextrous means being able to use both hands(left and right) or ability to perform UN various capacities.



Kb: not direct dico meaning as that's what the thread is all about.

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Re: Nairaland Residents' Grammar Diary... by TheRealAdonye(m): 5:43am On Jul 16, 2015
Funny story about Ambidexterity,

A friend was forced to be Ambidextrous.
He was originally left-handed and in his community, it was kind of a crime,
So his parents tied up his left hand throughout his Nursery and early part of his Primary school so he learned how to use his right hand.
Now he's Ambidextrous.

By the way, see Leonardo's swag.
MizMyColi:
Darkenedrebel, please explain Ambidextrous

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Re: Nairaland Residents' Grammar Diary... by TheRealAdonye(m): 5:52am On Jul 16, 2015
On new tracks I train crews, so they call me coach.
when I'X'Bust-a-rhyme, dizaster strikes

^^^
Those are triple entendres.
Those are ModeNine.
I notice you don't like Nigerian HipHop so much but some of us do.
I'm sure My rap IQ is nothing like yours but I like it the way it is.
darkenedrebel:


Modenine can barely do a proper double-entendre. He never did a triple-entendre. ✘
darkenedrebel:

I'm not interested in whatever issue y'all talking bout'. all i did was correct that nigga that Modenine never did a Triple-entendre ✘
TheSonOfMark:

That isn't the issue, is it? There are double and triple entendrès.
Re: Nairaland Residents' Grammar Diary... by Nobody: 7:59am On Jul 16, 2015
TheRealAdonye:



^^^
Those are triple entendres.
Those are ModeNine.
I notice you don't like Nigerian HipHop so much but some of us do.
I'm sure My rap IQ is nothing like yours but I like it the way it is.


nahhh wrong...that's just a play with words. It takes great skill to do a triple-entendre & Modenine cannot do it... ..

I'll post a legit triple-entendre by conceited later ✘
Re: Nairaland Residents' Grammar Diary... by DAvIt0(m): 8:04am On Jul 16, 2015
MizMyColi:


gringringrin
Lmao!!
This got me cracked up for reals.
I have even forgotten I was in a bad moodcheesy

Okay, lemme explain...

"Hocus Pocus" = Meaningless talk or activity. It is usually employed in a bid to distract from the main topic of discussion.



Hocus Pocus. Haha to start with this

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Re: Nairaland Residents' Grammar Diary... by DAvIt0(m): 8:06am On Jul 16, 2015
dearpreye:


And while solving one problem, you created many more! Hahha

Walahi. Eeeee just add more
Re: Nairaland Residents' Grammar Diary... by Nobody: 8:19am On Jul 16, 2015
MizMyColi:


I'd wanted something organic y'know...
Basically, what I'm saying is, I looked forward to a situation where we use only words that folks use in their posts.

But I will try and come up with something.
Maybe weekly tests based on the words discussed e.t.c...

yeah...a form of voluntary engagement[NL members]of complex interdependencies for mutual benefit.

you can also include audios.... I.e we upload through sites & post for people to download & we catch fun with it..

In no time..this would be the biggest thread on this section.. ✘ smiley
Re: Nairaland Residents' Grammar Diary... by MizMyColi(f): 10:47am On Jul 16, 2015
darkenedrebel:


yeah...a form of voluntary engagement[NL members]of complex interdependencies for mutual benefit.

you can also include audios.... I.e we upload through sites & post for people to download & we catch fun with it..

In no time..this would be the biggest thread on this section.. ✘ smiley

I hereby authorize you to led the waygrin

@Davit0 I sight you!

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Re: Nairaland Residents' Grammar Diary... by Nobody: 11:04am On Jul 16, 2015
MizMyColi:


I hereby authorize you to led the waygrin

@Davit0 I sight you!


cool. on Saturday... I'll upload a v.n stating some words & give sentence examples.. & even rapping them to make them stick grin...
I hope we would have a full house then ✘
Re: Nairaland Residents' Grammar Diary... by MizMyColi(f): 11:05am On Jul 16, 2015
darkenedrebel:



cool. on Saturday... I'll upload a v.n stating some words & give sentence examples.. & even rapping them to make them stick grin...
I hope we would have a full house then ✘

Cool.
We could tag those who might be interested.

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Re: Nairaland Residents' Grammar Diary... by MizMyColi(f): 11:06am On Jul 16, 2015
TheRealAdonye:
Funny story about Ambidexterity,

A friend was forced to be Ambidextrous.
He was originally left-handed and in his community, it was kind of a crime,
So his parents tied up his left hand throughout his Nursery and early part of his Primary school so he learned how to use his right hand.
Now he's Ambidextrous.

By the way, see Leonardo's swag.

Those beards are way too much
Re: Nairaland Residents' Grammar Diary... by Nobody: 11:32am On Jul 16, 2015
TheRealAdonye:



^^^
Those are triple entendres.
Those are ModeNine.
I notice you don't like Nigerian HipHop so much but some of us do.
I'm sure My rap IQ is nothing like yours but I like it the way it is.



like I said Modenine doesn't have the wits to do a triple-entendre..


This is an example of triple-entendre by a battle rapper known as Conceited

•You guys wanna take shots? Then Captain
Morgan's
come out
Slow it down! I just dissed you
You guys wanna take shots? Get capped and more
guns come out

Slow it down once more
You wanna take shots? Get capped, them organs
come out



this is a triple-entendre..
take shots means two things. one is to shoot with a gun & the other is to drink. Captain Morgan is a Rum.
he went ahead to play - capped and more guns come out & capped, them organs come out.

all almost sounding alike ✘

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Re: Nairaland Residents' Grammar Diary... by Caseless: 12:36pm On Jul 16, 2015
MizMyColi:


Phaneritic means something that can be seen through the eyes, unaided. Aphanitic is the opposite.

Gbam!

MizMyColi:

Mossaic means stuff that has two different meanings....in this context.
Am I right?
grin

bringing smaller pieces of pictures together to form a composite one.

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Re: Nairaland Residents' Grammar Diary... by MizMyColi(f): 5:21pm On Jul 16, 2015
Mogidi, please what is the meaning of Sycophant?grin
Re: Nairaland Residents' Grammar Diary... by MizMyColi(f): 5:22pm On Jul 16, 2015
Caseless, you are avoiding my thread in pol section, why? tongue

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