Since we have mathematics clinic, there's nothing wrong in having English language clinic where we can put head together to tackle any problem relating to english language: semantics, sentence structure, orals or phonetics etc.... Just state your problem and we will see how to solve it.

I'm interested in creating (or forming) new english words

how do i go about it

What's the difference between "film" and "movie"?, or are they of same meaning used interchangeably?

Kpeshi10:
What's the difference between "film" and "movie"?, or are they of same meaning used interchangeably?

A film, also called a movie, motion picture , theatrical film or
photoplay, is a series of still images which, when shown on a screen, creates the illusion of moving images. (Wikipedia)

pls what is the difference between beside and besides

Kpeshi10:
What's the difference between "film" and "movie"?, or are they of same meaning used interchangeably?

FILM
*a story shown in a cinema or a television*

*the thing you put into a camera, on which photographs are made*

MOVIE
*a film*
(longman dictionary)

they are synonymous

jummie123:
pls what is the difference between beside and besides

BESIDE: This is a preposition that tells you the direction of an object placed closed to another. It can also be related to somebody standing close to another. Example: Ngozi stands beside Nneka or the broom is beside the drum.
BESIDES: This case serves as conjuctives (ie additional expressions). Example: moreso, moreover, in addition to, furthermore etc

Epositive:


FILM
*a story shown in a cinema or a television*

*the thing you put into a camera, on which photographs are made*

MOVIE
*a film*
(longman dictionary)

they are synonymous

Thanks, but atimes i do c film titles like " Simpsons: The movie", quiet sure Simpsons is a series film, so i come dey wonder mayb film is d general name, while movie is like a 1 to 2 hours film n series is a film comprising of many episodes....

how do i differentiate taken from taking?? been trying to explain to my kids when teaching the present perfect tense

creamylicious:
how do i differentiate taken from taking?? been trying to explain to my kids when teaching the present perfect tense

Lols... Your kids are blessed. Since they are too young to understant it just illustriate as thus: take(present)=> taking(present participle)=> took(simple past)=> taken(past participle). Example 1) Dr Ken promised to TAKE me to London. 2) Dr Ken is TAKING me to London. 3) Dr Ken TOOK me to London. 4) Dr Ken has TAKEN me to London.
MORE TO THIS: The word take is a verb and taking is a continuous verb. Inference to its meaning depends on the role it plays in the sentence. Take means to be in possession of something tentatively; taken means being in full possession of something unarguably. The word take is a polysemous word that can have several meanings. Check its coloqual in phrasal verbs

Kentnickole:


Lols... Your kids are blessed. Since they are too young to understant it just illustriate as thus: take(present)=> taking(present participle)=> took(simple past)=> taken(past participle). Example 1) Dr Ken promised to TAKE me to London. 2) Dr Ken is TAKING me to London. 3) Dr Ken TOOK me to London. 4) Dr Ken has TAKEN me to London.
MORE TO THIS: The word take is a verb and taking is a continuous verb. Inference to its meaning depends on the role it plays in the sentence. Take means to be in possession of something tentatively; taken means being in full possession of something unarguably. The word take is a polysemous word that can have several meanings. Check its coloqual in phrasal verbs

well explained! , oya attend to my question FTC

Kpeshi10:

Thanks, but atimes i do c film titles like " Simpsons: The movie", quiet sure Simpsons is a series film, so i come dey wonder mayb film is d general name, while movie is like a 1 to 2 hours film n series is a film comprising of many episodes....

naso oyibo dey confuse us o , you'll see things like "a Film directed by thomas cook", "movie directed by thomas cook" same shlt weather seasonal or normal duration


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pls what the english for 'ATA SA PA MI LORI' or is it pepper run off my head.pls i need your answer

jummie123:
pls what the english for 'ATA SA PA MI LORI' or is it pepper run off my head.pls i need your answer

pepper run off your head na ni

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jummie123:
pls what the english for 'ATA SA PA MI LORI' or is it pepper run off my head.pls i need your answer

Sorry dear dont understand yoruba.

Epositive:

well explained! , oya attend to my question FTC

My funny friend. Please remind me of your question again.

Kentnickole:


My funny friend. Please remind me of your question again.

Epositive:
I'm interested in creating (or forming) new english words

how do i go about it

here you go boss

Epositive:


here you go boss

I see we have the mext english professor. That's by the way. In forming your own new words, you should be conversant with prefixes, suffixes, root words etc.
Method(1): Think of any word combination (blending) which when pronounced makes sense.
Method(2): Think how to possibly reduce a phrase or short sentence (borrowed from another language literally) to a single word or calque.
Method(3): You can employ some instrumentality of figure of speech such as “ onomatopoe“. This simply means converting sounds to a single word. Examples includes: when a car ZOOMS off; when you CRACK your knuckles; when a lion ROARS; when a clock TICKLES etc
Prof, hope I have been able to assist?

Kentnickole:


I see we have the mext english professor. That's by the way. In forming your own new words, you should be conversant with prefixes, suffixes, root words etc.
Method(1): Think of any word combination (blending) which when pronounced makes sense.
Method(2): Think how to possibly reduce a phrase or short sentence (borrowed from another language literally) to a single word or calque.
Method(3): You can employ some instrumentality of figure of speech such as “ onomatopoe“. This simply means converting sounds to a single word. Examples includes: when a car ZOOMS off; when you CRACK your knuckles;
Prof, hope I have been able to assist?

I'll be mindful of those tips sire thanks!

On the other hand, I've come to realise that most english words were derived (some partly) from some words of foreign languages like latin, french, greek and so on

Do you think same recognition would be given to new words if derived from african's agbadagbodo

Epositive:

I'll be mindful of those tips sire thanks!

On the other hand, I've come to realise that most english words were derived (some partly) from some words of foreign languages like latin, french, greek and so on

Do you think same recognition would be given to new words if derived from african's agbadagbodo

Lol... You have started again o. By the way, when africans attain some standardized academic feets, such recognition would be given to them (Africans)