Some would say "romanticism" instead of "rheumatism". For example a nairalander called Pidgin2 only to blame d spelling error on android. Pidgin2 were u dey hope light for today last 22 hours? U don tire?

LordsBattleAxe:
nicely said@op....watched the news recently and noticed "rebel" was pronounced as "reble"

AIT correspondents and reporters are fond of that

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2. I could care less

You're in a situation, probably angered by someone, in a bid to get back at him/her, you say 'I could care less', this is wrong because the sentence actually means you're concerned about the situation. The correct phase is "I COULDN'T CARE LESS"

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If you actually came up with this yourself. It shows that you dont quite get sarcasm/irony.
Just like when someone is talking and you are like "keep talking.. i am interested" when you really arent.

frenchwine:
You see that Number 4 ehn, I never heard it in use till I came up north to work. They use it here like kilode!
And the tin fit to vex me die whenever I hear them say it. Ironically I laugh when I hear it said cos its amusing to me

I thought you were asked to evacuate d north

Op, a good one from you though. But your caption is grammatically wrong. Wrong is a noun. It ought to be 'wrongly' and not 'wrong'. Thanks.

Movingcoil:
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Lols.

vargasvictory:

4. Cousin brother/sister

You hear people say, 'He's my cousin brother'. The word cousin is a noun and not an adjective, making it irrelevant to describe the gender of the cousin. "SHE'S MY COUSIN" is just about right

I got this wrist watch from my cousin sister. nko??

NwaAmaikpe:


Preek : Pénis

Have you cum?: Did you have an orgasm/ did you climax?

U will never change!

1. reverse back 2. talkless of 3. close your eyes
1. Reverse 2. Let alone 3. Shut your eyes

greatjoey:
Op, a good one from you though. But your caption is grammatically wrong. Wrong is a noun. It ought to be 'wrongly' and not 'wrong'. Thanks.

wrong and wrongly are adverbs.....
The adverbial wrong always follows the verb it modifies (e.g., he answered wrong). It also follows the object of the verb if there is one (e.g., he answered the question wrong). And wrongly can go either before or after its verb (e.g., he was wrongly imprisoned by the state; the state imprisoned him wrongly).

Who English epp? Mtcheeeeeeeeew

So therefore is equally wrong...it's either u use "So" or " Therefore.."

Maybelconor:
Very educative, we tend to use a lot of phrases incorrectly. More examples,

Extreme end.
Each one worse than the next
Irregardless

tail end

vargasvictory:


Argue with yourself

http://learnersdictionary.com/qa/I-COULDN-T-care-less-or-I-COULD-care-less

you need a link from your fellow half-baked Englishista?




Spare me abeg

8. It doesn't worth it

The correct expression is "It is not worth it".

ROSYL:

Were not where

lol like say I did not knoweth

Thanks op....i guess i can now wreak havoc rather than wreck havoc upandan

Emmykego:
Very educative thread, OP. I also shared something similar in one of my blog posts as captured below:

15 COMMONLY USED REDUNDANT WORDS

Chances are that you use one of these words, oblivious that they are tautological in nature.

And redundant words, going by definition, are words that do not add anything to statement. Often, one word in a tautological or redundant statement may be all that is needed.

So, I’ve compiled 15 of the commonly used redundant words, proffering alternatives to them. I’m sure you are eager to know them; just come along with me and I’ll show you:

Reverse back: I don’t know if someone can also “reverse front.” It’s a long journey for you to say “reverse back.” Spear yourself the stress and just use REVERSE.




http://theflowingink.com/15-commonly-used-redundant-words/

#ForJokesOnly

Dicedpineapple:
Thanks op....i guess i can now wreak havoc rather than wreck havoc upandan

Okay, i found that confusing too but i wanna assume the difference is in the all caps (?)

Perhaps it must be all caps when written for emphasis and " impact" sake!

#JustSaying

chinoxstock:
We learnt English everuday...no somebody is perfect.

We LEARN English everyday. (not LEARNT)

Teacher1776:
We LEARN English everyday. (not LEARNT)

Does anybody above mistake?

Nice write up. Here is mine: It is wrong to say: 1. So, therefore - It is very wrong. Rather, say so or therefore. 2. I am hearing you- Simply say, I can hear you. 3. I am coming back - I will be back.

DICKtator:





Okay, i found that confusing too but i wanna assume the difference is in the all caps (?)

Perhaps it must be all caps when written for emphasis and " impact" sake!

#JustSaying

it makes more different when written than when spoken..Bt anyways,english no b my mother tongue

chinoxstock:

Does anybody above mistake?

8-)

oodua1stson:
your #2 is very very wrong. The correct way is to actually say you could care less. Which simply means; you CANNOT CARE about the ish





When you say yu couldn't care less you're simply implying that you-could-not-care-less which simply means you there is no way you would not care about the ish.



And don't argue it with me.....save yourself the embarrassment of me dissecting it further

u r wrong naw....

Thought I'll see something new.