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Tuesday, January 30, 2018

English 101 -Simple Mistakes You Make

Hmmmmm it sounds correct but it is not!!!....







USE THE CORRECT LINES:            

You're taking it personal ❌
You're taking it personally ✔

He is matured ❌
He is mature ✔
He has matured ✔

The reason is Because ❌
The reason is that ✔

My stuffs ❌
My stuff ✔

Night vigil ❌
Vigil ✔

Traveling bag ❌
Travel Bag ✔

As at when due ❌
As and when due ✔

Be rest assured ❌
Rest assured ✔

I'm hearing you ❌
I can hear you ✔

My names are ❌
My name is ✔

All manners of ❌
All manner of ✔

She delivered a baby boy ❌
She was delivered of a baby boy ✔

Lacking behind ❌
Lagging behind ✔

Crack your brain ❌
Rack your brain ✔

Return it back ❌
Return it ✔

Nigeria comprises of 36 states ❌
Nigeria comprises 36 states ✔
Nigeria is comprised of 36 states ✔

Wake keeping ❌
Wake keep ❌
Wake ✔

Exercise patience ❌
Be patient ✔

Barbing saloon ❌
Barber shop ✔

I forgot my phone at home ❌
I left my phone at home✔

Borrow me your pen ❌
Lend me your pen ✔
May I borrow your pen ✔

More grease to your elbow ❌
More power to your elbow ✔

Funny enough, I've never liked him ❌
Funnily enough, I've never liked him ✔

My body is scratching me ❌
My body itches ✔

Letterhead paper ❌
Letterhead ✔

I'm not your mate ❌
We're not mates ✔

You're mannerless ❌
You're ill-mannered ✔

Horn at the car in front ❌
Honk at the car in front ✔

Happy birthday in arrears ❌
Happy belated birthday ❌
Belated happy birthday ✔

I will sleep at 10pm ❌
I will go to bed at 10pm ✔

Just when I thought I have seen it all ❌
Just when I thought I had seen it all ✔

First come, First serve ❌
First come, First served ✔

Please dash me ❌
Please hand it on to me ✔
Please give me ✔

I have a running nose ❌
I have a runny nose ✔

Working Experience ❌
Work Experience ✔


*Oh Dear,I have learnt a lot from this post!!!

34 comments:

  1. Are you serious for number one! I have killed English teh teh

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    1. Really, we have murdered English

      I learnt something
      @Funnily and
      @Personally

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    2. My names are gets on my last nerve. My course rep was always saying it and when a couple of us tried correcting him, he got angry. Finally our Dean heard him say it during a seminar and had to correct him in the presence of the entire faculty.

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    3. And D banj also misled us all. Don’t take it personal....

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  2. OMG! OMG!! *side eye at Stella*, so many to learn from.

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  3. abeg the wrong one sweet for mouth pass

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    1. Lol. Same thing I was just saying in my mind.

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  4. Wow!!!!...this is educating

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  5. This is nice. People taking things personally, see una for up there

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  6. Correct.

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  7. Lagging behind??? English is really hard eeeeh! Learnt one or two things sha. I hope it sticks. Kikikiki

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  8. Is behind my back correct?if not what is the correct sentence?

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    1. The correct sentence is "behind me". Back and behind is same, so you don't have to repeat it



      *Larry was here*

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  9. Thank you for sharing, hmmm we learn everyday

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  10. Chino! I have been murdering English language all this while.
    I hope this is correct though. 😷

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  11. Thanks Stella for sharing.

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  12. I saw a number that I'm guilty of. Let me go and take the necessary correction

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  13. Hnmmm I learnt a whole lot. Pls more of these. Thanks Stella

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  14. Chai, I have murdered English language

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  15. I just hate English language.. Its too complicated

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  16. Good. We actually need more of this here. But I no understand the 'I forgot my phone' and the 'I left my phone'. Na forget I forget am naa, not left it.😂😂

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  17. Is it a room self contained or contain, please i need to know which one is correct

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  18. We learn everyday. With this, I have to respect myself with speaking nonsense. Imagine travel bag chai. Thank you SDK for this I have learnt alot

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  19. There are so many more I see written in the comment's section. The correct terminology is after the ellipsis.

    I am/ I'm...not Am

    I will be 30 IN December...not I will be 30 by December (saying "by" implies anytime from now till December)

    The lady on curly hair/ the man on blue shirt...the man IN the blue shirt

    Staffs...staff

    Severally...numerous times/several times. (Severally; which is derived from sever means to separate/divide)

    We saw once a month...We saw EACH OTHER once a month.

    On the light...TURN on the light

    Jeep...SUV

    Advices...Advice



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  20. Please which English textbook can i buy to teach myself how to speack and write English.

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  21. Thank you so much for this stella...

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