So nigerians can't spell "definition"?....my God!!

Even the post came with some flaws: Misspell and Misspelled? Someone please check it. I think its misspelt by Nigerians not misspelled

Ilaje44:


The use of "would" as regards Nigerians and "time" in this context is very correct. He believes/thinks he would be there soon. The correctness is in the word "soon".

It actually isn't. Unless Nigerian English has different grammar rules?

Most nigerians dont knw aw to spell a person 4rm GHANA.Most write Ghanian instead of GHANAIAN

adonbilivit: "adonbilivit" instead of i don't believe it

nairalandian slangs

Principal: are you the new english teacher posted to our school?

New english teacher. : Yes sir, I are

cirmuell: I don't expect you to understand!

hatux:

go back to check the edited post.

Most English speakers worldwide cannot tell the difference between "cease" and "seize".

dammyjay93: 1. “Goodluck.”This is probably the most misspelled word in Nigeria today. The reason is obvious: it’s the first name of Nigeria’s current president, Goodluck Jonathan. But there is no word like “goodluck”--or, its other variant,badluck-- in the English language; there is only “good luck”--and "bad luck." Good luck denotes an auspicious state resulting from favorable outcomes, a stroke of luck, or an unexpected piece of good fortune. That someone would be named “Good Luck” (which has now been rendered “Goodluck” in error) is itself evidence of insufficient familiarity with the rules and idiomatic rhythm of the English language.

2. “Defination.”There is no letter “a” in the spelling of that word. Replace the “a” with an “i” to have“definItion.”Related misspelled words are“definAtely”instead of “definitely,”“definAte,” instead of “definIte,” etc.

3. “Alot.”That is not an English word. The closest resemblance to that word in the English language is the phrase “a lot.” Since no one writes “alittle,” “afew,” “abit,” etc, it is indefensible that people write “alot.” But this is a universal spelling error in the English-speaking world; it is not limited to Nigerians. Other cousins of this spelling error are“Infact”instead of “in fact” and“inspite”instead of “in spite.”

4. “Loose/lose.”Many Nigerians use the word “loose” when they actually mean to write “lose.” Loose is commonly used as an adjective to denote the state of not being tight (as in: loose clothes). Other popular uses include the sense of being casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior (as in: loose women), lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility (as in: “Goodluck Jonathan’s loose tongue”). Although “loose” can sometimes be used as a verb, “loosen” is the preferred word to express the sense of making something less tight or strict. “Lose,” on the hand, is to cease to have, or to fail to win, or suffer the loss of a person through death, etc. A safe bet is to choose to err on the side of “lose” when you want to express an action.

5. “Priviledge.”There is no “d” in the spelling of that word. It’s spelled “privilege.”

6. “Nonchallant.”It’s actually spelled with only one “l.” Unfortunately, even news reports in Nigerian newspapers habitually spell the word with double “l.” I wonder if they’ve disabled their spell check.

7. “Grammer.”There is no “e” in the word. Replace the pesky “e” with an “a” to have “grammAr.” I’ve read posts on Nigerian Internet discussion forums and on Facebook railing against “bad grammer”! Well, if you feel sufficiently concerned about bad grammar to write about it, you’d better damn well know how to spell grammar! To be fair, this misspelling isn’t exclusively Nigerian, but its regularity in popular writing in Nigeria qualifies it as a candidate for this list. The people I have a hard time forgiving are those who attend or attended secondary schools with “grammar school” as part of their names (such as my old secondary school, which is called Baptist Grammar School) but spell “grammar” with an “e.” I see that a lot on Facebook. Such people deserve to be stripped of the certificates they got from their high schools!

8. “Proffessor.”The name for the highest ranking position for a university academic (in British usage) and any full-time or part-time member of the teaching staff of a university (in American usage) is never spelled with double “f.” It’s correctly spelled “professor.” So if “proffessor” is wrong,“proff”is equally wrong. The British and Canadian colloquial abbreviation for “professor” is “prof.”

9. “Pronounciation.” Although the verb form of this word is “pronounce,” it changes to “pronunciation” when it nominalizes, that is, when it changes into a noun. Note that there is no “o” after the first “n” in the word.

10. “Emanciated.”It should correctly be spelled “emaciated.” There is no “n” in the word. This widespread spelling error in Nigerian written English is the direct result of the way we (mis)pronounce the word. An “n” sound almost always intrudes on our pronunciation of the word, much like it does in our pronunciation of “attorney,” so that most Nigerians say “antoni-general” of the federation. A related misspelling is“expantiate.”It should be “expatiate.” There is no “n” after the first “a.”

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@op, you tried. But you should have said some people instead of saying Nigerians. As a matter of fact, I do spell all those words correctly and I know there are many Nigerians who do the same.

cirmuell: go back to check the edited post.

Which edited post?

"give you an advice"

It should be "give you advice", advice is an uncountable noun. You can give "some advice" or "a piece of advice", but not "an advice".

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"Please advice him."

It should be "Please advise him."

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News is another uncountable noun. "A good news" is wrong. It is "good news" or "some good news" or "a bit of good news".

*she is mature
not she is matured
*check point
not checking point

.....ok

Just20: Use of "AM" instead of "I'm"

I think this one is the most common. In fact, it has become so habitual that people don't even notice the error anymore.

Using "Am" instead of "I am".
Use "I am" or reconstruct the statement.

Some people do misuse Altogether & All together.
"Altogether" means completely wholly while "All together" means all gathered in one place.

Though most of us are guilty of this one.
the word "Ain't" remains in poor standing in English language, It is not a true contraction of "am not" "are not", or "is not".

hatux: Which edited post?

I've actually edited that post you quoted. I was modifying it when you made that post.

cnnamoko: Even the post came with some flaws: Misspell and Misspelled? Someone please check it. I think its misspelt by Nigerians not misspelled

Both spellings are correct.

rashygenius: Most nigerians dont knw aw to spell a person 4rm GHANA.Most write Ghanian instead of GHANAIAN

guilty of this sometimes

Knees instead of Kneels.... This is a daily occurrence on nairaland.

Why would anyone get on his kneels to beg?

MichaelAustin: *she is mature
not she is matured
*check point
not checking point

Both are appropriate depending on the intended meaning.

Abeg,English is complicated enough....make una no turn oldman head upside down

full-fledged not full-fleshed

brainy4oli: kerosine. The right spelling is kerosene.

Shut up!
Both are correct.

epospiky: Aha! Just learnt something today. deft slap not dirty slap as commonly used. Please is it afterall or after all? 'Afterall' we learn daily.

AFTER ALL it is.

"Laps" (the body part) is so wrong.

"Lap".

Unless it's multiple people. Otherwise, it's one lap per person.

fairheven: U sayin,good and luck can not co-exist?Are u indirectly saying,mr.president is not good luck but,bad luck? Doyin Okukpe over to you

But really,I want to ask...if we have an American-English,Australian-English an Canadian-English,then why cant we have Nigerian-English?

You couldn't have said it any better.

Maintenance not maintainance

dammyjay93: 1. “Goodluck.”This is probably the most misspelled word in Nigeria today. The reason is obvious: it’s the first name of Nigeria’s current president, Goodluck Jonathan. But there is no word like “goodluck”--or, its other variant,badluck-- in the English language; there is only “good luck”--and "bad luck." Good luck denotes an auspicious state resulting from favorable outcomes, a stroke of luck, or an unexpected piece of good fortune. That someone would be named “Good Luck” (which has now been rendered “Goodluck” in error) is itself evidence of insufficient familiarity with the rules and idiomatic rhythm of the English language.

2. “Defination.”There is no letter “a” in the spelling of that word. Replace the “a” with an “i” to have“definItion.”Related misspelled words are“definAtely”instead of “definitely,”“definAte,” instead of “definIte,” etc.

3. “Alot.”That is not an English word. The closest resemblance to that word in the English language is the phrase “a lot.” Since no one writes “alittle,” “afew,” “abit,” etc, it is indefensible that people write “alot.” But this is a universal spelling error in the English-speaking world; it is not limited to Nigerians. Other cousins of this spelling error are“Infact”instead of “in fact” and“inspite”instead of “in spite.”

4. “Loose/lose.”Many Nigerians use the word “loose” when they actually mean to write “lose.” Loose is commonly used as an adjective to denote the state of not being tight (as in: loose clothes). Other popular uses include the sense of being casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior (as in: loose women), lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility (as in: “Goodluck Jonathan’s loose tongue”). Although “loose” can sometimes be used as a verb, “loosen” is the preferred word to express the sense of making something less tight or strict. “Lose,” on the hand, is to cease to have, or to fail to win, or suffer the loss of a person through death, etc. A safe bet is to choose to err on the side of “lose” when you want to express an action.

5. “Priviledge.”There is no “d” in the spelling of that word. It’s spelled “privilege.”

6. “Nonchallant.”It’s actually spelled with only one “l.” Unfortunately, even news reports in Nigerian newspapers habitually spell the word with double “l.” I wonder if they’ve disabled their spell check.

7. “Grammer.”There is no “e” in the word. Replace the pesky “e” with an “a” to have “grammAr.” I’ve read posts on Nigerian Internet discussion forums and on Facebook railing against “bad grammer”! Well, if you feel sufficiently concerned about bad grammar to write about it, you’d better damn well know how to spell grammar! To be fair, this misspelling isn’t exclusively Nigerian, but its regularity in popular writing in Nigeria qualifies it as a candidate for this list. The people I have a hard time forgiving are those who attend or attended secondary schools with “grammar school” as part of their names (such as my old secondary school, which is called Baptist Grammar School) but spell “grammar” with an “e.” I see that a lot on Facebook. Such people deserve to be stripped of the certificates they got from their high schools!

8. “Proffessor.”The name for the highest ranking position for a university academic (in British usage) and any full-time or part-time member of the teaching staff of a university (in American usage) is never spelled with double “f.” It’s correctly spelled “professor.” So if “proffessor” is wrong,“proff”is equally wrong. The British and Canadian colloquial abbreviation for “professor” is “prof.”

9. “Pronounciation.” Although the verb form of this word is “pronounce,” it changes to “pronunciation” when it nominalizes, that is, when it changes into a noun. Note that there is no “o” after the first “n” in the word.

10. “Emanciated.”It should correctly be spelled “emaciated.” There is no “n” in the word. This widespread spelling error in Nigerian written English is the direct result of the way we (mis)pronounce the word. An “n” sound almost always intrudes on our pronunciation of the word, much like it does in our pronunciation of “attorney,” so that most Nigerians say “antoni-general” of the federation. A related misspelling is“expantiate.”It should be “expatiate.” There is no “n” after the first “a.”

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Op are u OK? So your explanation of number 4 will not be complete until u insult your President. must u say our amiable president ve loose tongue? pls be guided . Karma is real o

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driving license insteadof drivers license

2scorehigh:

I think this one is the most common. In fact, it has become so habitual that people don't even notice the error anymore.

very true. Ahhh it breaks my heart seriously

JerryJJZ: comittee is wrong, its committee, seperate is wrong its separate, Micheal is wrong its Michael

Oga teacher,hear yourself ooooo
It is
Its
No kill persin o