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1. WRONG:: Kindly escort me to our school

- Correct:: Kindly ACCOMPANY me to our school.

2. WRONG:: No Blog Talkless of article

CORRECT:: No Blog let alone article.

3. WRONG:: My brother is presently in America -

WRONG:: My Brother is at present in America.

4. WRONG:: The book comprises of 5 chapters -

CORRECT:: The book comprises 5 chapters.

5. WRONG:: Raise up your hands -

CORRECT:: Raise your hands or Put your hands up.

6. WRONG:: I live in THIS Lagos -

CORRECT:: I live in Lagos.

7. WRONG:: It's her who came yesterday -

CORRECT:: It's SHE who came yesterday

8. WRONG:: We are stronger than them -

CORRECT:: We are stronger than THEY.

9. WRONG:: They are richer than us -

CORRECT:: They are richer than WE.

10. WRONG:: Binoosmart is very good IN Maths -

CORRECT:: Binoosmart is very good AT Maths.

11. WRONG:: I was displeased for what he did -

CORRECT:: I what displeased WITH what she did.

12. WRONG:: Let me repeat it again -

CORRECT:: Let me SAY it again.

Hey Nairalanders add yours.

By Yakubu Binuyaminu Adeiza @Binoosmart

Source:: www.ebiraland..co.ke/2015/12/wrong-diction-and-unnecessary-use-of.html

Shiite english

Teacher don't teach me nonsense

I strongly disagree with number, ain't it supposed to be The other way round

and when I say maths is simpler than English . . they will be saying I'm talking under the influence of weed

Hmm.m

End Time English Teacher !

Enter inside the car


Na outside car you wan enter before

Mtcheww.... NA MONEY SURE PASS!!!!

ADEDIBU NO HERE much, yet he 'ruled ' OYO

Especially our "On Air Personalities"....there own too many...forming Behind pronunciation.... real bad!
They should stop making us feel them be 'oyinbo' when they are not!

When you answer a call the next thing you hear is this. Which is correct

1. Hello It's Me
2. Hello It's I

Federal ministry of health warns dat english speakers are liable to DIE young.....

MzPecs:
Op at your no. 3
What if I say, "I'm presently in America"

Is it correct or not?

What if I say I am currently in america

Wrong: She's older than me

Correct :she's older than I am

Christmas grammar
Nairaland teasher biko teash us the one that village people will understand. This is Christmas.
We are PRESENTLY in the village

I give up

Saw him viewing

The English language has suffered bastardization with reckless abandon since 1900 A.D in Naija.

Nice one @op and another one is wrong pronunciation of certain words,maybe you can incorporate that in your next post.

Tnks...nice one op.

WRONG: If only I was opportuned to...
RIGHT: If only I WERE OPPORTUNE to...

No such thing as "opportuned."

Wrong : Go and on the Ac

Right : Put on the Ac

I'm at currently in America hahahaha

colossus2:
What if I say I am currently in america

In Akpos voice *We chop yam, chopin't we?*

12. WRONG:: Let me repeat it again -

CORRECT:: Let me SAY it again.[/quote]You can say "Let me repeat it" without adding "again" because "repeat and again" is saying the same thing.

We would blame jonathan for the wrong use of English in our nowadays world

Wrong : Its high time we LEAVE
Correct : Its high time we LEFT

Wrong : I am HEARING you
Correct : I CAN hear you

hmmm...
LET ME REPEAT IT... Very Correct (without adding AGAIN to the sentence) especially when you are repeating an action...