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That was how I told someone I missed her calls and she was still asking why didn't I pick the calls.

lonelydora:
English is not our language. Leave us alone, we understand ourselves with these 'blunders'. Whites do not even speak correctly sef.

Abeg, Let me come and be going.


Number 13 for is Ibadan people

Abi oo

MissRaine69:
If you are going to make a valid point the first thing you need to do is to ensure there are no holes in what it is you are trying to put across
For example
“Some grammatical blunders to avoid”reads better as “Some grammatical errors to avoid”

Isit by force So if he puts 'mistakes' now you will still come and say he should have put 'blunders'. All these woske pipo

BABANGBALI:
Op have you ever heard of what they call Nigerian English before? I don't think so

At least, no knowledge is wasted if you learn the right pronunciation, and your life is going to be all plus and no minus.

Very good bawo? Some of them are good but the pronunciation of those words sounds more Ghanaian than how it's supposed to be pronounced by the oyinbos.

Op, are you sure you're aren't a Ghanaian?

Op, thanks for the information

paix:
At least, no knowledge is wasted if you learn the right pronunciation, and your life is going to be all plus and no minus.

who knowledge epp for Nigeria?

Nice. Was looking for something new though.

Opiletool:
No 9 is wrong. 'That' can also be used for human. It is 'which' that only applies for things and animals.

No 11. 'often', there is nothing wrong pronouncing the word with the /t/ sound being audible.

ma nigga,u are very correct especially for number 9,,thumbs up

GrammarNazi1:

Nothing to correct?!

No. 5 is wrong. Check the Oxford advanced learners dictionary. the word mineral has several meanings. Mineral is a correct name for soft drinks

example is rather pronounced -"igzample"with the stress on the second syllable

Opiletool:
No 9 is wrong. 'That' can also be used for human. It is 'which' that only applies for things and animals.

No 11. 'often', there is nothing wrong pronouncing the word with the /t/ sound being audible.

You crack me up here. OP is fundamentally right, while you are wrong.

OP, change the headline to some unconventional grammatical blunders to avoid in English Language.

9) 'Those are the men that caught the thieves'
(WRONG).
Instead, say 'Those are the men who caught the
thieves. 'WHO' and 'THAT' are relative pronouns
in this context. While 'who' is used for humans, 'that'
is used for things and animals.

You are not totally right; 'that' may be used for both humans and things as scholars still argue it, while 'who' is clearly for humans. .

quay -Ki,,,bouquet-bukay,,,phlegm-flem,,,rebuff-rebaf

Rapmoney:
You are correct. Most people in Nigeria call it 'fek'.

A word like 'fervent' is erroneously pronounced as 'favent' instead of 'fevent'.

They call it fek because they feel fork sounds like fvck so it's a bad word courtesy of our pretentious upbringing in this country..

Beautiful, now I respect Ghanaians and the way they speak English language. Naija we speak something out of context .

Rapmoney:
Some Grammatical Blunders You Should Avoid

We make some grammatical blunders everyday in our interactions with others. I once visited a private school and was disappointed that the instructors in the school were not laying a good foundation for sound grammar for the kids. Children are very sensitive to copying what they see or hear. Teachers in schools and parents at home should be mindful of this because kids copy a lot and are greatly prone to accept what they hear as correct.

Below are some grammatical blunders we should avoid while speaking, especially, to kids:

1) 'Stop matching me' (WRONG).
Instead, say ' Stop stepping on me'. To 'match'
means to walk with quick calculated steps in unison
by a group of people, especially, in the military.

2) 'He is my junior brother' (WRONG).
Instead, they 'He is my younger brother'.

3) 'On my way to Lagos, I'll branch my sister's house'
(WRONG). Instead, say 'On my way to Lagos, I'll visit
my sister or I'll go to my sister's house'. There's no
verb as 'branch' in English which means the same
thing intended by the speaker.

4) 'I saw your missed calls' (WRONG).
Instead, say 'I missed your calls'. The calls were
missed because you didn't pick or not disposed to
do that.

5) 'He is drinking mineral' (WRONG).
Instead, say 'He is drinking mineral water or soda'.
Minerals are natural deposits, they are not foods or
beverages.

6) 'My car is more better than yours' (WRONG).
Instead, say 'My car is better than yours'. MORE and
BETTER are both comparative adjectives. Two
comparative adjectives are not used in same
sentence.

7) 'On the long run' (WRONG).
instead, say 'In the long run'.

8. 'Either Bisi or Ade are coming' (WRONG).
Instead, say 'Either Bisi or Ade is coming'. There are
two subjects in the sentence but only one person will be coming which makes it singular. Remember, 'IS' is a singular verb while 'ARE' is a plural verb.

9) 'Those are the men that caught the thieves'
(WRONG).
Instead, say 'Those are the men who caught the
thieves. 'WHO' and 'THAT' are relative pronouns
in this context. While 'who' is used for humans, 'that'
is used for things and animals.

10) 'They are discussing about the weather' (WRONG).
Instead, say 'They are discussing the weather.

The rest are more of Oral English, Phonics or Speech. That's speaking right.

11) OFTEN, LISTEN - Pronounce them without the letter 'T'. Such as 'ofen' and 'lisen'.
12) PERFECT - Pronounce it as 'pefekt' and not 'pafekt'
13) ATE (past tense of eat) - Pronounce it as 'et' not 'hate'.
14) MARKET, POCKET, BUCKET, ROCKET, etc - Pronounce them as 'markit', 'pockit', 'buckit' and 'rockit'.
15) BUS - It's pronounced correctly as 'bas'.
16) SUITE (in hotels) - Pronounce it as 'sweet' and not 'suit'.
17) EXAMPLE, EXAMINATION - Pronounce them as 'eexample' and 'eexamination' respectively.
18) MILD - Pronounce it as 'mald'.
19) NEEDED (past tense of need) - Pronounce it as 'needid'.
20) COME - Pronounce it as 'cam'.

For those taking IELTS, TOEFL and other English proficiency tests, you need to pay particular attention to the LISTENING SECTION. You may easily misunderstand the speaker if you don't pay attention to things you think do not matter.

We all have an opportunity to learn everyday. Strive to learn new things everyday.

God bless you.

opparadise:
You are not totally right; 'that' may be used for both humans and things as scholars still argue it, while 'who' is clearly for humans. .

In native English, who is much better.

kenzosky:
Number 2 is wrong, he's my junior brother is more correct than he's my younger brother,For example, am younger than my junior brother.

Stop typing baldadash on English section.

I think the most wrongly pronounced word is 'Prophet', which has the same pronunciation as 'Profit', but most people pronounce it as /profet/.

'I saw your missed calls' (WRONG). I've been using dis words tay tay

Amazingman:
Beautiful, now I respect Ghanaians and the way they speak English language. Naija we speak something out of context .

Yes, the Ghanaians are a lot better than the Nigerians.

It's MOP not MOB especially when you are referring to cleaning the floor.

Stop teaching people stupid Ghanaian English that is incorrect. Which one is "pefekt"? Where did the 'r' vanish to?

kenzosky:
Number 2 is wrong, he's my junior brother is more correct than he's my younger brother,For example, am younger than my junior brother.

look at the rubbish u re saying...

When will we Africans start using our own language as official language?

We are still speaking the slave master's language even after years of independent.

This is called mental slavery.

Last time, a young boy told me bed can fly. I said absolutely not. It cannot fly. I discovered later that he had pronounced "bird" incorrectly. Then I told him that bird cannot be pronounced as bed.

Most schools in Nigeria have so many unqualified teachers.

Rapmoney:
You are correct. Most people in Nigeria call it 'fek'.

A word like 'fervent' is erroneously pronounced as 'favent' instead of 'fevent'.

Even our Ghanian brothers.

Educative.

Rapmoney:
Some Grammatical Blunders You Should Avoid

We make some grammatical blunders everyday in our interactions with others. I once visited a private school and was disappointed that the instructors in the school were not laying a good foundation for sound grammar for the kids. Children are very sensitive to copying what they see or hear. Teachers in schools and parents at home should be mindful of this because kids copy a lot and are greatly prone to accept what they hear as correct.

Below are some grammatical blunders we should avoid while speaking, especially, to kids:

1) 'Stop matching me' (WRONG).
Instead, say ' Stop stepping on me'. To 'match'
means to walk with quick calculated steps in unison
by a group of people, especially, in the military.

2) 'He is my junior brother' (WRONG).
Instead, they 'He is my younger brother'.

3) 'On my way to Lagos, I'll branch my sister's house'
(WRONG). Instead, say 'On my way to Lagos, I'll visit
my sister or I'll go to my sister's house'. There's no
verb as 'branch' in English which means the same
thing intended by the speaker.

4) 'I saw your missed calls' (WRONG).
Instead, say 'I missed your calls'. The calls were
missed because you didn't pick or not disposed to
do that.

5) 'He is drinking mineral' (WRONG).
Instead, say 'He is drinking mineral water or soda'.
Minerals are natural deposits, they are not foods or
beverages.

6) 'My car is more better than yours' (WRONG).
Instead, say 'My car is better than yours'. MORE and
BETTER are both comparative adjectives. Two
comparative adjectives are not used in same
sentence.

7) 'On the long run' (WRONG).
instead, say 'In the long run'.

8. 'Either Bisi or Ade are coming' (WRONG).
Instead, say 'Either Bisi or Ade is coming'. There are
two subjects in the sentence but only one person will be coming which makes it singular. Remember, 'IS' is a singular verb while 'ARE' is a plural verb.

9) 'Those are the men that caught the thieves'
(WRONG).
Instead, say 'Those are the men who caught the
thieves. 'WHO' and 'THAT' are relative pronouns
in this context. While 'who' is used for humans, 'that'
is used for things and animals.

10) 'They are discussing about the weather' (WRONG).
Instead, say 'They are discussing the weather.

The rest are more of Oral English, Phonics or Speech. That's speaking right.

11) OFTEN, LISTEN - Pronounce them without the letter 'T'. Such as 'ofen' and 'lisen'.
12) PERFECT - Pronounce it as 'pefekt' and not 'pafekt'
13) ATE (past tense of eat) - Pronounce it as 'et' not 'hate'.
14) MARKET, POCKET, BUCKET, ROCKET, etc - Pronounce them as 'markit', 'pockit', 'buckit' and 'rockit'.
15) BUS - It's pronounced correctly as 'bas'.
16) SUITE (in hotels) - Pronounce it as 'sweet' and not 'suit'.
17) EXAMPLE, EXAMINATION - Pronounce them as 'eexample' and 'eexamination' respectively.
18) MILD - Pronounce it as 'mald'.
19) NEEDED (past tense of need) - Pronounce it as 'needid'.
20) COME - Pronounce it as 'cam'.

For those taking IELTS, TOEFL and other English proficiency tests, you need to pay particular attention to the LISTENING SECTION. You may easily misunderstand the speaker if you don't pay attention to things you think do not matter.

We all have an opportunity to learn everyday. Strive to learn new things everyday.

God bless you.

Your number 3 can also be said differently from the examples you gave. I believe the message being passed on regarding the trip to Lagos is that a stop at the sisters place would be temporary since Lagos is the final destination.

3) 'On my way to Lagos, I'll branch my sister's house'
(WRONG). Instead, say 'On my way to Lagos, I'll visit
my sister or I'll go to my sister's house'. There's no
verb as 'branch' in English which means the same
thing intended by the speaker.

You should have added, "on my way to Lagos, I will stop by my sister's house" or " I will pass through my sister's house".

Just an observation

from 11 to 20 isn't necessary...that's a unique Nigerian pronunciation as a result of Ur accent

2. from 1-5 are our own version of English....if u have heard Australian millennials speak English,u will baffle if he is speaking English...cos their own version is unique and hard.

words like 'go slow','junior brother','off head's etc are Nigerian version and should be officially used by Nigerians....there is a reason why we have Australia,American,Canadian,Irish,south African,Indian,east african versions of English