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...and Buhari behaves like a cultured democrat.

Hypocrisy everywhere.

No matter how yansh make yanga reach, legs must still first am enter house.

...and snake wey say na tortoise back e wan bite, nai be say e money dor plenty reach to see dentist!

Lesson for APC: Every dog has its day. You have had your turn.

F3dan:
They.

Thanks for correcting him. He would rather stay online to type rubbish than use his time to learn new things.

hollah123:
u can use any means to silent your opponent in a war, it's allowed. pikin wey talk say him stubborn Na hunger go teach am lesson. as regards d research respondent, bro take that to upper iweka, there u have people who reason like u waiting for u there

Your words betray you as someone who has not grown. I'm sure you still live with your parents. You insult people because they express their views on a public forum? That's the height of childishness.

Bigmikedagod:
why is he not using meter

You type as if you're not a Nigerian.

Power is transient. It's something everyone should know.

Na wa oh!

If your girlfriend, wife or fiancée tells you she's going to see her pastor, be more worried than when she tells you she's going to see her ex!!!

Egbami o!!!

I have discovered that most of these recent musicians in Nigeria do songs that promote immorality in the society. We hear all sort of useless expressions such as '36 million ina me ganja'...'I want to use my cassava to shift your womb, permit me'. I mean, these guys don't know what damage they are doing to the society!

Oh where are you? Raskimono, Mandators, Edna Ogoli, Essien Igbokwe, Isaac Black, Oris Wiliki, etc. These were the ones who used music to create a positive impact in the society.

Naira Marley or whatever you call yourself, una no dey try for the lives of our children, I swear.

Nice write-up

chukxie:
This is an educative post. Kudos, sir.
I have two questions I'd like you to clarify on.
1: Why is "They are discussing about the weather" wrong?
Structure: discuss + about + sth or sb

Example:
The seminar was successful in bringing together local farmers to discuss about mechanized farming practices.

2: You said 'mild' should be pronounced "mald". Shouldn't it be pronounced  / maɪld / with stress emphasis on the vowel 'I'?

P.S: often can be pronounced with or without the 't'
/ 'ɒfən, 'ɒftən /

Thanks.

For the pronunciation of MILD, I stand to be corrected because I'm very sure of it.

...it should be local farmers discussing mechanized farming.

Thanks.

Originalsly:
Stop matching me. Wrong . Stop mashing me?

I long concluded we don't read enough and therefore do not know soooo many common words and their meanings. We hear a word being used and will match it with the one we know that sounds closest. We then use the word we know in place of the correct word.... after a time.. we believe it is the correct word.
OP... who is supposed to be teaching us.... is a victim of the very misuse of words. Match is widely used instead of march.... to the extent that OP is defining march but believes he is defining match. He is not aware of it..... and in the same way we will go to interviews etc and misuse words. When we fail... we would never know where we went wrong... then all the blame goes to ...do I have to say which people?

Do not be too quick to judge. That's a typo.

NaijaElba:
God bless you for this. This are the type of educative post that we should be seeing here often. Unlike the useless posts of BBN that doesn't add any value to us. @op should we expect more of this from you? if yes how soon? to be honest, I have learnt a lot from this single post. God bless you for us.

Thanks a lot too. I'll do my best.

Blacksavage:
Interesting...
But English no be my papa language..
Na borrow language abeg...

Why don't you write WAEC in your papa's language?

Kneephy:
Serve :pronounce it as 'sev' not 'sav'

Fork : pronounce it as 'fok' not 'fek '

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

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

Harrymig1:
Educative. Thanks

Thanks.

You can add yours.


Lalasticlala.

Olawalebabs, fynestboi, richiez.

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.

Wetin you gain?

I've been hearing chronic power failure in Nigeria since I was a child. Now, I'm 40 and it's still the same issue. I've said it that it would take an average of one week for a German or Australian youth to run mad if brought to this country.

I still wonder why some Nigerians believe there is hell apart from here.

Shuo!!!

ImaIma1:
A God-fearing person is one who fears God and has reverence for God in his life. A person like tha doesn't just act without thinking of the consequences of his actions. It's not really about religion

Many who claim to be 'Godfearing' are only window-dressing their characters. Godfearing has to do with religion. What you meant is good conscience. Try to find out the meaning of religion and you will discover the connection between religion and Godfearing.

UniQue84:
This is really good op thumps up


As I always a politician who stole money will be telling his friend to look for a good accountant, the one that will not STEAL his money ! How possible .

I couldn't help but laughed. You're really funny.

tmanuelle:
Well, thank God I have gone past that stage of my life. However, my interpretation of a 'God-fearing' woman when I was searching for a partner doesn't necessarily mean she must be a 'religious' woman.

A God-fearing woman to me is more of a conscientious woman who knows the difference between good and bad; she will love everyone and everybody as herself; and she must be amenable.

Simlpe.

Thanks for this. It's insightful.

Readers' reactions are very welcomed.

When you ask most young people, especially, the female folks, what they desire in a marriage partner, one thing is usually certain - the list would likely begin or end with 'I want a God-fearing man/woman'. This item or requirement on the list usually crowns it all. To such people, it makes the other items valid or worthy, for without it, other things they require from their supposed marriage partners can be thrown away without thinking twice.

We should know that the appropriate picture or image of a Godfearing partner is one who is passionate in his or her religious faith; it is never attached to natural characters. That a person is religious does not make him or her a good marriage partner automatically. People have natural characters which they exhibit from time to time. Such characters have been formed over a long time; they could be good or bad.

That your husband or wife is religious does not make him or her a good desirable partner. Natural characters are very strong and are deeper than what you think.

We should pay more attention to natural traits in others such as trustworthiness, perseverance, tolerance, bravery, caring attitude, hardworking, intelligence, flexibility, civility, etc than religious disposition which is usually vague.

If you have not seen very religious people who are extremely and naturally wicked, I have seen many. If you have not seen very religious people who are chronic cheats in marriage, I have seen many.

I am NOT using this article to say that we should not look out for God-fearing people or people who believe firmly in our religious faith when choosing a life partner, what I am saying in essence is that we should not use that as the overall yard stick to judge suitability in marriage or someone who is likely to make a good or enjoyable partner in marriage. A suitable life partner has more to do with natural/innate characters than whether one is a good Christian, Muslim, Bhuddist, Hindustan, juju worshipper or Judaic.

Lastly, we should not strive to get from others what we cannot give to them. You cannot be a naturally wicked person and be desiring to have a kind person as a life partner. Do not be a cheat and desire to have someone faithful as a life partner.

For more articles as this, visit my Facebook page from 30th of April, 2019 @ Facebook.com/areadeyobserve

Buhari should start preparing his handover note!!!

Call now

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StupidInyamiri:
Atiku has lost the election going by any reasonable analysis, all the noise he and his boys are making are to make the victory of Buhari look fraudulent and doubtful. But it is what it is: NOISE

Meanwhile The irony of Atikulootion

Sifia pains!

StupidInyamiri:
Atiku has lost the election going by any reasonable analysis, all the noise he and his boys are making are to make the victory of Buhari look fraudulent and doubtful. But it is what it is: NOISE

Meanwhile The irony of Atikulootion

Sifia pains!