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MUST READ!! Nigerians Crazy English & Their Corrections by Pheals(f): 7:23am On Jan 27, 2015 |
Nigerian as got the worst part in english let note this ! And correct my mistakes let me know if am wrong in any 1.Gala-this very wrong ! Imagine someone trying to get "rite,meaty,biggy" etc saying i want to buy gala this is very wrong it is called "beef roll" 2.soft drinks or /minerals- both are wrong we suppose to increase our english,no one can drinks minerals ! However theirs so many types of minerals ,minerals are "petrol diesel, kero' etc" it is call "beverages" 3.Garage-you are going somewhere<traveling>u said am going to "garage to get a bus" not garage but "motor park" garage is a place near your house where u park your vehicle 4."miss call" note this u pick up your phone after been ringing for some minutes call back and u said "i saw your miss call so i call u back" who miss the call was it not u so why saying "i saw your miss call" its "i saw my miss call & i notice it was you, so i call back" 5.tout-if we found some silly english we need to consult if dictionary calling some one rude a tout is very wrong, bad english ! Its is "LOUT" 6.food-seller-too bad!how can u say food -seller, its food vendor pls note this 7.indomie-how can u send your kid out to get u "indomie" u want to buy the brand name or the company! Its is "noodles" what if your kid return with golden penny noodles " was that indomie 8."bird of THE SAME feather flocks together-imagine an english teacher said this! Well the correct one is "birds of a feather flocks together" pls note 9.fish-seller- no one is above mistakes ,and every one needs correction if am wrong let me know it is "fish monger" 10.hens-- very wrong why hens why not fowls ! When their cock or absent of cock ! Cattle 11.properties- very wrong it renamins property! Property cant be single or plural it remains property 12.garium- calling "garri" garium is very wrong 13.dis virgin!- i have n't found this in my dictionary its "deflower" correct this 14.tost- tost as a meaning so check your dictionary ! U cant say u wanna tost a gal very wrong! When she is not a BREAD u can only woo her 15.machine-machine are many most equipment use in industries are machine why calling "motor bike" machine ! Was it transport machine 16.globe- which globe type ? When you bought it was globe written on it ? Well its "bulb" check this 17.use of 's :is-"st. James 's anglican" church- very wrong ('s) means "is" 18."baaf" -calling your kid "come & baaf o" too bad we it is "come &take your bathe" 19. Quaya- am i wrong is that not what you call choir in your church but if am wrong with the spelling let me know 20. Radionic- i have nt found this in any dictionary & is very wrong! Does repairing all this things are also engineers |
Re: MUST READ!! Nigerians Crazy English & Their Corrections by lirusehn(m): 7:40am On Jan 27, 2015 |
your mistakes wont let me take you serious. 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: MUST READ!! Nigerians Crazy English & Their Corrections by Justeenaleo(f): 8:34am On Jan 27, 2015 |
lirusehn:Lol Haven't seen you around in a while! Hope you good? |
Re: MUST READ!! Nigerians Crazy English & Their Corrections by Pheals(f): 8:48am On Jan 27, 2015 |
lirusehn:what my mistake o >no one is above that |
Re: MUST READ!! Nigerians Crazy English & Their Corrections by Nobody: 9:36am On Jan 27, 2015 |
Nice post, I learnt somethings from your post, I on behalf of stake holders of this forum, move a motion for this educative piece to be moved to the front page.... |
Re: MUST READ!! Nigerians Crazy English & Their Corrections by dustydee: 9:36am On Jan 27, 2015 |
Pheals:Too many errors. Please if you must correct others, ensure you minimise your mistakes too. |
Re: MUST READ!! Nigerians Crazy English & Their Corrections by jacqo: 10:07am On Jan 27, 2015 |
OP,petrol,kero or disel is not a mineral cos it can not be represented by chemical formular. Minerals are iron,gold,tin etc and can be represented by a chemical formular. |
Re: MUST READ!! Nigerians Crazy English & Their Corrections by lirusehn(m): 7:18pm On Jan 27, 2015 |
Justeenaleo: am not good jare as am seriously missing yu. ![]() ave actually bin in politics section tryn to pledge my loyalty for GEJ. Hpe ya good too? ![]() |
Re: MUST READ!! Nigerians Crazy English & Their Corrections by Justeenaleo(f): 7:33pm On Jan 27, 2015 |
lirusehn: ![]() I'm good |
Re: MUST READ!! Nigerians Crazy English & Their Corrections by Pheals(f): 8:22pm On Jan 27, 2015 |
dustydee:thanx i love wat u said nt lyk does .... |
Re: MUST READ!! Nigerians Crazy English & Their Corrections by sweettease(f): 8:23pm On Jan 27, 2015 |
I don't know about mineral but soft drinks dey dictionary abeg. Americans call it soda but that isn't the only usage of the word soda. Also number 18, I agree Nigerians hardly use the verb 'bathe', it's mainly the noun 'bath' they use and you trying to correct that didn't even use it correctly, it's supposed to be bath and not bathe in your example. The verb is different from the noun e.g 'Where did you have your bath?' and 'where did you bathe?' |
Re: MUST READ!! Nigerians Crazy English & Their Corrections by Pheals(f): 8:23pm On Jan 27, 2015 |
jacqo:its a mineral resource now guy check it out pls |
Re: MUST READ!! Nigerians Crazy English & Their Corrections by lirusehn(m): 7:33am On Jan 28, 2015 |
Re: MUST READ!! Nigerians Crazy English & Their Corrections by Justeenaleo(f): 7:37am On Jan 28, 2015 |
Re: MUST READ!! Nigerians Crazy English & Their Corrections by Pheals(f): 5:47am On Jan 30, 2015 |
sweettease:thanx for yr correction bro |
Re: MUST READ!! Nigerians Crazy English & Their Corrections by Roum(m): 4:56pm On Jan 30, 2015 |
ayam guilty of all!!! |
Re: MUST READ!! Nigerians Crazy English & Their Corrections by holyboss: 7:29pm On Jan 30, 2015 |
We don't make such mistakes here in china ![]() Btw, who get GALA? ha wan buy to take balance this MINERALS wen I reach lagos to ore GARAGE ![]() Anyway, Next is my signature ![]() |
Re: MUST READ!! Nigerians Crazy English & Their Corrections by sinaj(f): 10:33pm On Jan 30, 2015 |
nd op its called English nd not english...nice rite up though kudos... |
Re: MUST READ!! Nigerians Crazy English & Their Corrections by jorrn: 3:50am On Jan 31, 2015 |
Op please take note of your use of Ne-plus-Ultra-Ajectives Eg correct,wrong,right,unique etc you can't say 'very correct' or 'very wrong', Bad English. |
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