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There are some English sentences we make in Nigeria that are incorrect.Hence, Knowing the correct sentences will be most beneficial to the reader.Below, are the common mistakes we make and their correct versions.See the statements below:
1.Wrong:The woman is under pregnancy.
Right: The woman is pregnant.
2.Wrong:The man gave a good lecture to the masses.
Right:The man delivered a good lecture to the masses.
3.Wrong:He is my senior brother.
Right:He is my elder brother.
4.Wrong:I want to cut my hair(barber my hair), I need a good barber.
Right:I want to have a haircut, I need a good barber.
5.Wrong:He delivered the speech without mixing words.
Right:He delivered the speech without mincing words.
6.Wrong:He drew the periodic table off head.
Right:He drew the periodic table offhand.
7.Wrong:She is my junior sister.
Right:She is my younger sister.
8.Wrong:You don't know how to hide secrets.
Right:You don't know how to keep secrets.
9.Wrong:She is the last born of my family.
Right:She is the last child of my family.
10.Wrong:We seriously need to hire a gate man.
Right:We seriously need to hire a gate keeper.
11.Wrong:Call a meeting of the shareholders.
Right:Summon a meeting of the shareholders.
12.Wrong:You guys are enjoying.
Right:You guys are enjoying yourselves.
13.Wrong:He had a very fatal injury.
Right: He had a serious injury.
14.Wrong:My is leg paining me.
Right:My leg is hurting me.
15.Wrong:I will give you the book next tomorrow.
Right:I will give you the book the day after tomorrow.
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OP. NO LIE. U COPY IT FOR ENGLISH COURSE TEXTBOOK. .

Abeg my leg is paining me,call our last born to inform my senior sister that the gateman's wife is under pregnancy and thus she should call a meeting with the neighbours



na me get the leg abeg

Let me barbering my head first

I want to cut my head , i need a good barber

Wrong:I am done

Right: I am through

Your number 6 is wrong. There's nothing like
Offhand or offhead.
The right expression is " by heart".


The grammar in number 14 "my leg is hurting me" is also wrong. You shouldn't use "me" again after starting the sentence with "my".

It's either you say:
My leg Hurts or my leg is hurting.

shilenji:
I want to cut my head , i need a good barber

Lol ... At the bolded, it's a butcher you need, not a barber.

Bhams:
Good day!
There are some English sentences we make in Nigeria that are incorrect.Hence, Knowing the correct sentences will be most beneficial to the reader.Below, are the common mistakes we make and their correct versions.See the statements below:
1.Wrong:The woman is under pregnancy.
Right: The woman is pregnant.
2.Wrong:The man gave a good lecture to the masses.
Right:The man delivered a good lecture to the masses.
3.Wrong:He is my senior brother.
Right:He is my elder brother.
4.Wrong:I want to cut my hair(barber my hair), I need a good barber.
Right:I want to have a haircut, I need a good barber.
5.Wrong:He delivered the speech without mixing words.
Right:He delivered the speech without mincing words.
6.Wrong:He drew the periodic table off head.
Right:He drew the periodic table offhand.
7.Wrong:She is my junior sister.
Right:She is my younger sister.
8.Wrong:You don't know how to hide secrets.
Right:You don't know how to keep secrets.
9.Wrong:She is the last born of my family.
Right:She is the last child of my family.
10.Wrong:We seriously need to hire a gate man.
Right:We seriously need to hire a gate keeper.
11.Wrong:Call a meeting of the shareholders.
Right:Summon a meeting of the shareholders.
12.Wrong:You guys are enjoying.
Right:You guys are enjoying yourselves.
13.Wrong:He had a very fatal injury.
Right: He had a serious injury.
14.Wrong:My is paining me.
Right:My leg is hurting me.
15.Wrong:I will give you the book next tomorrow.
Right:I will give you the book the day after tomorrow.

Despite the possible corrections, OP still made a mistake in 14.
14. Wrong: My _ is paining me. (What was paining you?)

English na patch patch language, even in Britain, people from different regions speak it differently, though that under pregnancy one off me.

Nigerian grammar irks, I don't know why they talk like that

South Africans, east africans and Ghanaians speak far better english

pls can do justice to this

1Sharon:
Nigerian grammar irks, I don't know why they talk like that

South Africans, east africans and Ghanaians speak far better english

we can only try besides English is not our first language

Liposure:
we can only try besides English is not our first language

English is not the 1st language of Nigerians really? When it's the official language?

1Sharon:


English is not the 1st language of Nigerians really? When it's the official language?

That's because we've failed to elevate our indigenious languages plus english is language of the white man.

Yewandequeen:

Wrong: I am done.

Right: I am through

Nice one Sisi Yewande.
You are mouthed.

Most people just learnt something new from you today.
Na only food dey done, no be human being.

Thanks, Sisi Yewande of God!

1Sharon:
Nigerian grammar irks, I don't know why they talk like that

South Africans, east africans and Ghanaians speak far better english

How is your English?

Let me come and be going.Is this correct?