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The vice-president is calling on Nigerians to make sacrifices, but himself and his cronies are not making sacrifices. Who you dey deceive?

I think these are just some misgrunted people sponsored by the state governor.

The boyfriend of murdered Nigerian nurse, Miss Chiwendu Achumba is alleged to still be in police cell, even after murderers of the young promising nurse have been arrested by the Nigeria Police, after making confessional statements.

Several civil organisations and human rights activists including Barr. Wendy Cynthia Okosa.

Beey:
Some other grammatical errors I’ve noticed over time.
Someone will say,
1. “can you wear her that dress?” to mean, could you help her put on her dress?
2. I borrowed my friend some money when they actually mean that they lend the friend money. Borrower is the one receiving, lender is the one giving.
3. Go find something doing . As in go find something to do .
The other issue is ed in a sentence especially past tense.
Eg how is your love one doing? LOVED
The movie is base on a true story - BASED
Just to name a few.

Thanks for your input. It is appreciated 👍

How some traders aesthetically arrange their wares is mind boggling. This is a clear example of Artificial Intelligence (AI) acknowledging and giving respect to African Intelligence (AI).

Mabco:
It's all about how languages or tribes call things in different ways. Do you know that even in all this developed countries you guys see as your role models, one thing can still have two or more names. Let them believe their own and believe yours. Tell them that at your place, that that is what we refer to as gator. Must you follow their own. They bear rice, beans, etc and they don't care. What if we use pigin like the Chinese blow their language anywhere they go, won't they be employed. Remember that the essence is to communicate.

These are the same people that organise TOEFL and IELTS for you to write. So if you see yourself in the UK or US, sitting for an examination or interview, you will use the 'Nigerian standard of English' and tell them that in your country, that is how you speak or write?

Neoteny:
Let's correct the corrector:




“Totally wrong” is informal and absolute.

More formal wording: “If you do, that usage is non-standard in British or American English.”



Understandable, but stylistically awkward and makes a sweeping statement without facts.

Better: “This is one reason some Nigerians are rejected…”

or

“This may be one reason some Nigerians are rejected…”

“The reason why” is often considered redundant in formal writing.



There's a problem here with the relative pronoun choice.

"People THAT hate" ought to be "people WHO hate"




Awkward. Knowledge is not usually something people “hate” grammatically in this construction.

Better: “people who dislike learning…”

or

“people who resist correction…”




Clumsy and awkward phrasing.

Better: “the importance of effective communication in professional environments.”




Poor collocation, making the statement awkward and unnatural.

Better: “argue with you without a sound basis”

or

“object without evidence.”




Not really a grammar issue but a semantic/factual issue. “Clothing lines” means fashion brands/collections. The discussion concerns trouser creases, not fashion labels.

Better: “…but it is not used in standard English to describe trouser creases.”



Wrong article.

Better: "A crease is a line, mark, or ridge…”




Punctuation issue. This should generally be “I hope you have learnt something today.”

Full stop and not a question mark, unless the OP is genuinely asking: “Have you learnt something today?”

Your post criticizing others’ English contains several grammar, style, diction, and usage problems itself.

Mine probably does too but...so's the way of the world 😊

You should have checked the validity of your claims before quoting me. Argue with evidence, not for the sake of arguing just to dispute without sound references.

The only error in my post is using 'has' instead of 'have' for trousers (oversight) which you could not even point out. Every other thing you mentioned is balderdash.

RightToReject:
Don't mind the guy. I didn't even bother to read more than two lines on his OP because of more than two obvious errors he made in the sentences, and that is someone who wants to form an English expert.

It's obvious that he hasn't known about plural-only nouns before now, which include words like accessories, glasses, goggles, pliers, tweezers, binoculars, scissors, and tongs.

That said, no one knows it all, and no one is above mistakes.

That was an error. It is supposed to be 'have'.

WatchYourSix:
I admit my error… have u admitted yours….??


U dont even know why it should be have and not has.. as pointed out by righttoreject

Yes, I admit it is 'have' and not 'has'. Thank you. It was an error.

WatchYourSix:
… baba its not bad to admit mistake and correct yourself instead of resulting to insult as defence…..

U wey come teach grammar nor sabi concord,….u just Dey jump on mentions they insult pple

RESORTING and not RESULTING.

CandidSeeker:
English is a language, not a measure of intelligence.

Never look down on anyone for speaking incorrect or broken english.

It means they speak more than one language.

How many others can British & Americans speak?🤷🏽‍♂️

Why not replace English in WAEC and NECO with your local language? Tell your school or your employer that 'English is just a language '.

RightToReject:
Say after me: My trousers "have," not "has." "This is so because "trousers" is a plural-only noun.

You're deceiving yourself. Trousers is a pair. It is 'has' and not 'have'. I'm sure you didn't pass English in school.

KingOfAmebo:
That is one big scam our fooolish Nigerian politicians cannot stop, They colonized us and forced us to speak English yet require us to prove that we can speak the language we can speak to enter their country, Is that not madness? No be juju be that?...

Go and find out why countries like Barbados, Ghana, etc are considered English speaking countries in the UK in terms of admission and employment, but Nigerians need to write TOEFL or IELTS to scale through.

pongwa:
;Dop resembles a slave o abi

Is that what your father did before freedom?

ekukeku:
Even d op no say
Gator na d correct one
He just dey play us

I can clearly see why we have terrible leaders ruling terrible people in Nigeria.

Anguldi:
If you are taking your wife to abroad, make her sit for English Test i.e PTE, IELTS etc

E get why. Kindly leave her if she can't pass.

They won't understand. They think everything is cruise. That's why they get rejected for teaching jobs.

fijiano202:
Gator is Gator ..I can't Be explaining Crease to people I am speaking to

Many times when we communicate with others we tend to speak in simple forms that they can easily understand not Behind Words to look Good

Stop deceiving yourself. Stop mistaking simple English for wrong English.

KingOfAmebo:
As we long as we Nigerians understand it, f*ck what the British thinks. PERIOD...

That is why they give you TOEFL and IELTS to write, and take your hard earned money.

Stephen0mozzy:
No Sir. That gator is the one we hereby declare as APPROPRIATE.

You no see how the line on the trousers straight like aligator spinal cord?

Crease kor Grease ni 🤧

Okay. You can now drink cold water.

Do you still say 'My trousers has gators' or 'I want to put gators on my trousers'? If you do, it is totally wrong in standard English. This is the reason why some Nigerians get rejected for teaching jobs in the UK and in the US.

When you address grammatical mistakes, people that hate learning and knowledge, and those who don't know the essence of correct communication in business in formal environments will argue unnecessarily with you from a baseless perspective.

Gator is a short word for "alligator," which is a large reptile. In very specific, rare fashion contexts, a "gator" can also refer to a material or leather texture that looks like crocodile skin, but it is never used to describe clothing lines.

WHAT TO SAY:
1. My trousers has a sharp crease
2. Our trousers have sharp creases
3. I want to make the crease of my trousers to be sharp.

Crease is the line, mark, or ridge produced on fabric when it is folded and ironed.

I hope you have learnt something today?

I am WarriParrot.

Nice topic. I cannot imagine myself giving a machine the leverage to express my thoughts for me. I do that through my pen or keypads. Shikena.

Omoawoke:
Son of Donald Epstein Trump

The white supremacist

It is terrible when Nigerians that carry tribalism and ethnicism on their head like gala call white people racists or supremists.

westside365:
All these worldly titles that doesn't take any one to heaven.

If e reach your turn, nor take chieftaincy title. That na your own cup of tea. In this world, you go still die whether you suffer or not, so you better enjoy your stay here on Earth.

Popular Nollywood actor, Chinedu Ikedieze, also known as Aki, has added another feather to his cap. The Nollywood actor is now Chief Chinedu Ikedieze, the Ihie 1 of Eluoma, Uzuakoli.

The ceremony took place on Saturday 23 May, 2026 in his hometown.

Chinedu Ikedieze was born on December 12, 1977 in Eluoma, Uzuakoli, Bende Local Government Area of Abia State.

A big congratulations to him.

Source: WarriParrot

Most Nigerians don't read to understand. See how they clearly ignored the issue of humble background I clearly stated.

erad:
Who's this one that keeps coming up with misinformed topics and the ignorant nairaland mods keep pushing it to frontpage.

Are you studying any of the listed courses? Study hard.

tollyboy5:
I don't think you do. You couldn't even engage. lol

Engage what? Must I type a long epistle to state my comprehension? That you understand something doesn't mean you concur.

psychologist:
Nonsense

Op this is 2026

No, we are in 1924. I am lost.

Nwaikpe:
Keep deceiving young people on Nairaland.

I have told you for free. A First Class in any of the listed courses is better than a 2.1 or 2.2 in Law or Engineering.

CodeTemplar:
Knowledge transfer and advancement are the two main task of the university system. We relegate transfer of knowledge and focus on rationing how many first class can emerge thinking that makes our standard higher compared to elsewhere where many first class are made. Over time, the minds of the awarders of grade and source of knowledge begin to shift towards grade rationing. They present faded notes and see nothing wrong because transfer of knowledge in fullswing will bring about the not-so-desired outcome of many first class. As time goes, it becomes a culture. The uni system is centred around knowledge growth via research and impartation of same, while polytechnics are suppose to complement that with skill acquisition which takes shorter period.

As for bad experiences from generation to generation. I have few experiences.
A lecturer comes to take us a course in year three and starts complaining about how public schools are more rigorous and all that popular bullshit people pull private schools down with. Thats the first red flag. The issue is this same lecturer(heard he attended UNN) is he gives a faded note/handout with the justification of thats how it was in their time and in public schools. Imagjne a handout of 50 pages with about 25 badly faded pages that almost no one can see what written on them. The justification is that, thats how it was in their time. Am i in school to taste you bad experiences and challenges or to get knowledge?

First class emphasis and competition is not being handled healthily by Africans.

Okay. I understand you now.

CodeTemplar:
In Nigeria, knowledge transfer is secondary to rationing of grades or relating bad experiences from one generation to another.

How do you mean? Can you give a brief insight?