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Romance / Re: Why Do Most Nigerian Guys Do This? by Veebliz(m): 8:04pm On Sep 09, 2022 |
Chioma4eva: Yeah, you got it right. Love doesn't exist, at least in Nigeria. |
Religion / Re: Spirituality/ Religion. (egbe I.e Spiritual Groups). by Veebliz(m): 10:14pm On Aug 10, 2022 |
Anuoluwa12345: Haha, you don't need to be scared. I need help on this stuff you explained but I don't feel like social media communication will suffice. So I was just wondering whether I could talk to you in person. You don't have to continue this conversation if you're not comfortable with giving out that information. |
Religion / Re: Spirituality/ Religion. (egbe I.e Spiritual Groups). by Veebliz(m): 11:58am On Aug 10, 2022 |
Where do you live? |
Sports / Re: Jay-Jay Okocha's Daughter, Daniella Graduates From The University (Photo) by Veebliz(m): 7:11pm On Aug 01, 2022 |
GOFRONT: Your signature is |
Science/Technology / Re: Five Planets Align Perfectly, Visible Until End Of June ( Pics) by Veebliz(m): 3:49am On Jun 24, 2022 |
Righteousness2: You must be very stu.pid. |
Investment / Re: Why Do People Go Broke After Winning Huge Amount Of Money by Veebliz(m): 11:21pm On May 09, 2022 |
It's just because they start living an expensive lifestyle when they make a huge amount of money. |
Romance / Re: Help My Boyfriend Is A Weed Addict by Veebliz(m): 11:12pm On May 09, 2022 |
That's what he uses to cope, better let him be. |
Romance / Re: Be Sincere. Why Are You Not In A Relationship? by Veebliz(m): 10:11pm On May 07, 2022 |
Lack of sufficient funds 1 Like |
Phones / Re: What's The Weirdest Phone Brand You've Ever Seen Or Bought? by Veebliz(m): 9:51am On Jun 08, 2020 |
Mine is Leagoo, it's been working fine for over 1 year. |
Education / Re: Some Grammatical Mistakes You Make And Things You Say Wrong. by Veebliz(m): 11:51pm On May 17, 2020 |
NYCnextStop: "Maybe" is just an adverb which is synonymous with "perhaps". "May be" is just the modal verb "may" and the auxiliary verb "(to) be". MAYBE. I go there maybe once or twice a month. Maybe you shouldn't worry. Maybe he will tell him, maybe he won't, no one knows. MAY BE. You may be lucky if you go there early. This may be an entirely different thing. This may not really be what you're looking for. Most of the time, but NOT always, the modal verbs "may" and "might" are interchangeable, and as such, "might" can also work in the sentences above. 1 Like |
Education / Re: Some Grammatical Mistakes You Make And Things You Say Wrong. by Veebliz(m): 4:27pm On May 06, 2020 |
xxxXXXxxx: "Come in" is usually permission that is offered to someone who has asked for it especially by knocking. "Come on in" is usually an invitation, especially an unsolicited one. Sometimes, I use them in the same context, but "Come on in" may sound more emphatic than "come in". |
Education / Re: Some Grammatical Mistakes You Make And Things You Say Wrong. by Veebliz(m): 4:15pm On May 06, 2020 |
NYCnextStop: The only correct thing is: Does she have.... The auxiliary verb "do" has already been conjugated as "does", so the verb "have" cannot be conjugated. |
Education / Re: Some Grammatical Mistakes You Make And Things You Say Wrong. by Veebliz(m): 12:27am On May 04, 2020 |
jokolo282: Here's my WhatsApp number: +2348066222055. Hit me up, please. |
Education / Re: Some Grammatical Mistakes You Make And Things You Say Wrong. by Veebliz(m): 9:10pm On May 03, 2020 |
Phccareers: "Wrong can only be used as an adjective and Wrongly as an adverb." If you still think this way, then you might need to expand your English. Like I explained, it's perfectly normal and natural to use wrong as an adverb instead of wrongly. The English language is not a static language, things change all the time and so does English. You can do your research, ask people who are very excellent at English, they'll tell you the same thing. I attached some pictures, just in case you need more information. Here's other information : https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/wrong-or-wrongly
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Education / Re: Some Grammatical Mistakes You Make And Things You Say Wrong. by Veebliz(m): 8:23pm On May 02, 2020 |
NYCnextStop: Both have very subtle differences. "To speak to" and "to speak with" can be used for the situation where A and B speak to each other. To be more specific, "to speak to" can also be used for when a person speaks and the other person listens without talking. 1 Like |
Education / Re: Some Grammatical Mistakes You Make And Things You Say Wrong. by Veebliz(m): 8:13pm On May 02, 2020 |
bluefilm: Okay, there are some Nigerians who like learning foreign languages - languages like French, Spanish, Portuguese and the like, most of the people who speak these languages like learning English and they're always looking for where they can learn easily, you can easily find them in WhatsApp groups. If they find out that you're from an English speaking country, they'll most likely ask you to help them with English. Now, imagine someone asking you which of these is correct in a WhatsApp group: There are people who like... or There are people who likes... Or asking you if the correct thing is: It's getting out of hands or It's getting out of hand. ...and you can't give a correct answer. |
Education / Re: Some Grammatical Mistakes You Make And Things You Say Wrong. by Veebliz(m): 8:01pm On May 02, 2020 |
placeofallure: The choice of articles depends on the sound, I've already explained all that stuff. |
Education / Re: Some Grammatical Mistakes You Make And Things You Say Wrong. by Veebliz(m): 11:21am On May 02, 2020 |
emmaella: It's: take an S. So many people usually get confused when it comes to using the indefinite articles: "a" and "an". I have seen people who think that the indefinite article "a" is used before words that begin with a consonant letter and "an" before words that begin with a vowel letter. This is not true, of course. The indefinite article "a" is used before words that begin with a consonant sound. For example: A university. NOT An university. A unique way. NOT An unique way. A usual thing, A European, A euphemism. If you look at the adjectives and nouns above, you'll notice that they're spelt with vowels, but when you sound them out, you get a Y sound, which is a consonant sound. The indefinite article "an" is used with words that begin with a vowel sound. An example ✓ So you would say: The word - search begins with an S. The S is a letter that has its own pronunciation - it's pronounced "es". Try sounding out all the letters of the English alphabet and you can easily know which article to use. Some people do also get confused about words that begin with an H. The H can be either pronounced or silent. This is a happy person. ✓ This is an happy person. × It will take an hour. ✓ It will take a hour. × You're an honest person. ✓ That jam was a hit. ✓ We received an SOS from that area last week. ✓ We received a SOS from that area last week. × I will send you an SOS message. ✓ I will send you a SOS message. × I saw a UFO last week. ✓ I saw an UFO last week. × It's pretty easy. Just remember: it has to do with the sound. 1 Like |
Education / Re: Some Grammatical Mistakes You Make And Things You Say Wrong. by Veebliz(m): 10:51am On May 02, 2020 |
babseg: Judging by your reply, you didn't understand the message. |
Education / Re: Some Grammatical Mistakes You Make And Things You Say Wrong. by Veebliz(m): 7:39am On May 02, 2020 |
Daminovic: Here's my WhatsApp number: +2348066222055 |
Education / Re: Some Grammatical Mistakes You Make And Things You Say Wrong. by Veebliz(m): 12:38am On May 02, 2020 |
jokolo282: I do have a group on WhatsApp, but it's an English and Spanish exchange group. 1 Like |
Education / Re: Some Grammatical Mistakes You Make And Things You Say Wrong. by Veebliz(m): 12:03am On May 02, 2020 |
lonikit: You didn't get it. |
Education / Re: Some Grammatical Mistakes You Make And Things You Say Wrong. by Veebliz(m): 11:35pm On May 01, 2020 |
lonikit: Don't tell me you still don't get it. |
Education / Re: Some Grammatical Mistakes You Make And Things You Say Wrong. by Veebliz(m): 11:18pm On May 01, 2020 |
Tohsynetita1: Many countable nouns are concrete: table(s), car(s), shoe(s). But some are abstract: situation(s), idea(s). Many uncountable nouns are abstract: beauty, love, psychology, advice. But some are concrete: butter, plastic, furniture. Some nouns can be either countable or uncountable, depending on the context. Peel an onion/a pizza with onion. Apparently, there are some nouns that you can easily tell whether they are countable or not, but sadly, there are some you just have to know by intuition or by learning them. 1 Like |
Education / Re: Some Grammatical Mistakes You Make And Things You Say Wrong. by Veebliz(m): 11:04pm On May 01, 2020 |
lonikit: You said it was transitive, now it's ambitransitive. I know I've done enough for you. Just make sure you always reply TO somebody or TO something. |
Education / Re: Some Grammatical Mistakes You Make And Things You Say Wrong. by Veebliz(m): 10:48pm On May 01, 2020 |
lonikit: You didn't understand everything. Read everything again. The verb "to reply" is intransitive. The. Verb. "To. Reply." Is. Intransitive. Here's more information: https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/7178/reply-him-or-reply-to-him/7179 |
Education / Re: Some Grammatical Mistakes You Make And Things You Say Wrong. by Veebliz(m): 10:44pm On May 01, 2020 |
Kenmatt: What if he didn't assume it was internet language? What if he does think that "Am" and "I'm" sound the same? Most of these people know that we Africans make this mistake a lot. I don't want to start talking about the instances I've seen. But there are some of them who make mistakes. Like I stated, it wouldn't be okay to always take a screenshot of every grammatical mistake I see.
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Education / Re: Some Grammatical Mistakes You Make And Things You Say Wrong. by Veebliz(m): 10:24pm On May 01, 2020 |
lonikit: Why are you confusing yourself? You can say: The teacher replied. -- Of course, this sentence is okay. But "The teacher replied him" is wrong. The teacher replied TO him. / The teacher responded TO him. 1 Like |
Education / Re: Some Grammatical Mistakes You Make And Things You Say Wrong. by Veebliz(m): 10:21pm On May 01, 2020 |
gr8tone: It's wrong to say: "I'm having a headache". It is: "I have a headache". The verb "to have" is a stative verb in this context, not an action verb. You can't say: I have headaches, but you can say something like: "I had two bad headaches last week." "I've had three headaches this week." 1 Like |
Education / Re: Some Grammatical Mistakes You Make And Things You Say Wrong. by Veebliz(m): 10:03pm On May 01, 2020 |
Poloyanabo1:Yeah, it's usually "staff". "Staffs" is used to refer to more than one group of people. The senator and his staff. (Singular) The senators and their staffs. (Plural) But some people do not agree with this, plus it's less frequent. I'd say: "The senators and their staff members." instead. |
Education / Re: Some Grammatical Mistakes You Make And Things You Say Wrong. by Veebliz(m): 9:55pm On May 01, 2020 |
MzTunechi: Generally, the choice of "what" and "which" depends on the number of possible answers. Here's more information: https://www.learnenglish.de/mistakes/whichvswhat.html |
Education / Re: Some Grammatical Mistakes You Make And Things You Say Wrong. by Veebliz(m): 9:49pm On May 01, 2020 |
RichardKajola: Both are fine in this context, but generally, the choice of "what" and "which" depends on the number of possible answers. https://www.quora.com/Which-is-correct-what-day-or-which-day |
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