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Re: Nairaland Residents' Grammar Diary... by Nobody: 6:06pm On Jul 25, 2015
MizMyColi:


Lol
Here's my VN
Hehhehehehe

I almost bit my tongue!

Cc Luxanne
Thronekid
Specialist900
Khachee

I just listened to your voice note. .. what the hell were you saying? I was hearing something like - Plusmuspurification grin.. is that phoenician or Greek?

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Re: Nairaland Residents' Grammar Diary... by luxanne(f): 6:09pm On Jul 25, 2015
And BTW @ Thronekid,

Is the word "un-ornate" English? Can't seem to find a definition.

I'll need a source to that definition of yours please.

Thanks smiley
Re: Nairaland Residents' Grammar Diary... by Nobody: 6:10pm On Jul 25, 2015
luxanne:


Its aii...not a bad decision knowing what they mean tho smiley



Where are the correct answers sir?

We should know them before attempting to answer any other question or don't you think so?
Those are the answers, ma.

Need further explanations?
Re: Nairaland Residents' Grammar Diary... by Nobody: 6:11pm On Jul 25, 2015
luxanne:
And BTW @ Thronekid,

Is the word "un-ornate" English? Can't seem to find a definition.

I'll need a source to that definition of yours please.

Thanks smiley
'Ornate' stands for 'difficult'. Isn't it?
Re: Nairaland Residents' Grammar Diary... by luxanne(f): 6:18pm On Jul 25, 2015
darkenedrebel:


I just listened to your voice note. .. what the hell were you saying? I was hearing something like - Plusmuspurification grin.. is that phoenician or Greek?

Why don't you drop yours first? grin
Re: Nairaland Residents' Grammar Diary... by luxanne(f): 6:24pm On Jul 25, 2015
thronekid:

Those are the answers, ma.

Need further explanations?

Interesting.

Answers with a follow-up question...right?

thronekid:

'Ornate' stands for 'difficult'. Isn't it?

Yeah.

I have just googled it, apologies.
Re: Nairaland Residents' Grammar Diary... by Specialist900(m): 6:25pm On Jul 25, 2015
megawax8:

I tried ba?
was that a word or sentences?
I meant your voice note
Re: Nairaland Residents' Grammar Diary... by Specialist900(m): 6:50pm On Jul 25, 2015
MizMyColi:


Lol
Here's my VN
Hehhehehehe

I almost bit my tongue!

Cc Luxanne
Thronekid
Specialist900
Khachee
instead of listening to the word I ended up focusing on the voice and laughter.

Will you blame me
Re: Nairaland Residents' Grammar Diary... by luxanne(f): 6:52pm On Jul 25, 2015
thronekid:

1. I am hungry.

2. 56 years ago, Nnamdi Azikiwe was freed from making freedom based protests when he died.
(Someone correct this. It is not correct grammatically. If you can, you are superbly wow!)

My attempt:

2. 56 years ago, Nnamdi Azikiwe was arrested for making freedom based protest before he died.

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Re: Nairaland Residents' Grammar Diary... by MizMyColi(f): 7:08pm On Jul 25, 2015
thronekid:

1. I am hungry.

2. 56 years ago, Nnamdi Azikiwe was freed from making freedom based protests when he died.
(Someone correct this. It is not correct grammatically. If you can, you are superbly wow!)

None got any. Not even 1.
A kiss, MizMyColi?

Abeg small small dey inundate us, inugogrin

2. 56 years ago, before his death....
No ideaundecided
Help?
Re: Nairaland Residents' Grammar Diary... by MizMyColi(f): 7:10pm On Jul 25, 2015
thronekid:

Both are wrong.

1. 'Fractures' here means 'screams'.

2. 'Writhing' does not necessarily stand for reeling in pain. You have to fathom a word's connection to an expression first, ma, not the word itself.

Okaytongue
Re: Nairaland Residents' Grammar Diary... by MizMyColi(f): 7:11pm On Jul 25, 2015
luxanne:


Checked the word afterwards, here:

As used in the context,

***Freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility).

Synonyms: Ease, Relaxation, Rest.



The he he he laughter in between tho, hilarious grin

Hahahahaha
What's hilarious there na.
Lols
Re: Nairaland Residents' Grammar Diary... by MizMyColi(f): 7:12pm On Jul 25, 2015
darkenedrebel:


I just listened to your voice note. .. what the hell were you saying? I was hearing something like - Plusmuspurification grin.. is that phoenician or Greek?

Gerrrouuutttt!!!cheesy

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Re: Nairaland Residents' Grammar Diary... by MizMyColi(f): 7:14pm On Jul 25, 2015
thronekid:

'Ornate' stands for 'difficult'. Isn't it?

Nope.

Main Entry: ornate
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: fancily decorated
Synonyms: adorned, aureate, baroque, beautiful, bedecked, bright, brilliant, busy, colored, convoluted, dazzling, elaborate, elegant, embroidered, fancy, fine, flamboyant, flashy, flaunting, florid, flowery, fussy, gaudy, gilded, glamorous, glitzy, glossy, high-wrought, jeweled, lavish, luscious, magnificent, meretricious, opulent, ornamented, ostentatious, overdone, overelaborate, pretentious, resplendent, rich, rococo, showy, sparkling, splashy, sumptuous, superficial, tawdry, variegated
Antonyms: plain, simple
Re: Nairaland Residents' Grammar Diary... by MizMyColi(f): 7:15pm On Jul 25, 2015
cheesy
Specialist900:
instead of listening to the word I ended up focusing on the voice and laughter.

Will you blame me
Re: Nairaland Residents' Grammar Diary... by MizMyColi(f): 7:16pm On Jul 25, 2015
Specialist900:
was that a word or sentences?

I meant your voice note

*faints*
I hereby transfer your case to Angel Gabriel.
Re: Nairaland Residents' Grammar Diary... by oloyede252(m): 7:55pm On Jul 25, 2015
MizMyColi:
cheesy
Was just checking my mentions so I decided to to check your profile and I saw this post.nice one never knew anything like this is on nairaland.nice and very educative

I need to know how to add some grammer to my dictionary because I don't seem to have any.and I got a debate program they are forcing me to do,how am I gonna help\improve my grammer.
Re: Nairaland Residents' Grammar Diary... by Nobody: 8:01pm On Jul 25, 2015
thronekid:

1. I am hungry.

2. 56 years ago, Nnamdi Azikiwe was freed from making freedom based protests when he died.
(Someone correct this. It is not correct grammatically. If you can, you are superbly wow!)

None got any. Not even 1.
A kiss, MizMyColi?


I still dont understand the use of the word 'appeasing' in that sentence. 'Appeasing' was used to qualify 'fractures' which you have defined to mean 'screams'.

So how does the ordinary meaning of appeasing tally with the overall meaning of that sentence? Maybe you can explain.
Re: Nairaland Residents' Grammar Diary... by Specialist900(m): 8:08pm On Jul 25, 2015
MizMyColi:


*faints*
I hereby transfer your case to Angel Gabriel.
at first really i thought that was not a word until the pronunciation on VN began
Re: Nairaland Residents' Grammar Diary... by MizMyColi(f): 8:19pm On Jul 25, 2015
Specialist900:
at first really i thought that was not a word until the pronunciation on VN began


Lol
It is what it is.
Re: Nairaland Residents' Grammar Diary... by Nobody: 8:34pm On Jul 25, 2015
luxanne:


My attempt:

2. 56 years ago, Nnamdi Azikiwe was arrested for making freedom based protest before he died.

The sentence is in it's right manner, ma'am. You have to correct the gaffe without altering the message the sentence is passing now. Remember I said 'grammatically'.
Re: Nairaland Residents' Grammar Diary... by Nobody: 8:45pm On Jul 25, 2015
adeaks:



I still dont understand the use of the word 'appeasing' in that sentence. 'Appeasing' was used to qualify 'fractures' which you have defined to mean 'screams'.

So how does the ordinary meaning of appeasing tally with the overall meaning of that sentence? Maybe you can explain.
Okay.

The expression 'My entrails are writhing in appeasing fractures.' is same with 'My entrails are screaming for appeasement.'
Like I stated earier, it is an expression, maybe a metaphor, it is not supposed to be straight.

'My intestines are reeling in appeasing screams.' simply states that your 'Stomach (intestines) is screaming to be appeased.' Reeling there affirms it's continuity.

Can I help you further, sire?
Re: Nairaland Residents' Grammar Diary... by Nobody: 8:55pm On Jul 25, 2015
MizMyColi:


Abeg small small dey inundate us, inugogrin

2. 56 years ago, before his death....
No ideaundecided
Help?
You don't get the idea, do you?

You have to correct the expression without changing it's message. We can see that the sentence is telling us that 56 years ago, Nnamdi Azikiwe was freed from asking for independence when he died. We know he stopped or rather, got the burden of asking for independence off his shoulders when he died. Do you get?
This seems abstruse. Right?
Let's go this way:

'56 years ago, Nigeria got her independence.'
(Correct my grammatical error in the above expression.)

This should be easier. It is no more complex.

'Ornate' means something designed intricately with complex patterns. You know? Isn't that difficult or abstruse?
Re: Nairaland Residents' Grammar Diary... by Nobody: 8:59pm On Jul 25, 2015
thronekid:

1. I am hungry.

2. 56 years ago, Nnamdi Azikiwe was freed from making freedom based protests when he died.
(Someone correct this. It is not correct grammatically. If you can, you are superbly wow!)

None got any. Not even 1.

Nnamdi Azikiwe became free from leading freedom-based protests when he died 56 years ago.
Re: Nairaland Residents' Grammar Diary... by MizMyColi(f): 9:02pm On Jul 25, 2015
thronekid:

You don't get the idea, do you?

You have to correct the expression without changing it's message. We can see that the sentence is telling us that 56 years ago, Nnamdi Azikiwe was freed from asking for independence when he died. We know he stopped or rather, got the burden of asking for independence off his shoulders when he died. Do you get?
This seems abstruse. Right?
Let's go this way:

'56 years ago, Nigeria got her independence.'
(Correct my grammatical error in the above expression.)

This should be easier. It is no more complex.

'Ornate' means something designed intricately with complex patterns. You know? Isn't that difficult or abstruse?

Nigeria got her independence 56 years ago..
Re: Nairaland Residents' Grammar Diary... by Nobody: 9:04pm On Jul 25, 2015
adeaks:


Nnamdi Azikiwe became free from leading freedom-based protests when he died 56 years ago.
Yes, sir. But could you please re-construct with the years as the first thing?
Re: Nairaland Residents' Grammar Diary... by Nobody: 9:05pm On Jul 25, 2015
MizMyColi:

Nigeria got her independence 56 years ago..
Commence with the years, please.
Re: Nairaland Residents' Grammar Diary... by MizMyColi(f): 9:10pm On Jul 25, 2015
thronekid:

Commence with the years, please.

I giv up.
Re: Nairaland Residents' Grammar Diary... by Nobody: 9:35pm On Jul 25, 2015
MizMyColi:


I giv up.


Now this got me rolling with laughter. Lmao grin grin grin grin grin
Re: Nairaland Residents' Grammar Diary... by megawax8: 10:03pm On Jul 25, 2015
Specialist900:
was that a word or sentences?

I meant your voice note

Did you drop out of primary school? grin *don't mind me o*

Its a word joor.

And yea, I know I shouldn't believe all that I see here, pple can lie for africa, that I know already
Re: Nairaland Residents' Grammar Diary... by megawax8: 10:05pm On Jul 25, 2015
luxanne:


Yeah you did grin

Zhank you tongue

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Re: Nairaland Residents' Grammar Diary... by megawax8: 10:08pm On Jul 25, 2015
Specialist900:
instead of listening to the word I ended up focusing on the voice and laughter.

Will you blame me

Did you focus on my voice too? Woman wrapper tongue

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