Ola one:



I tried "tricky" 3 times and I got 15 . .15 . . 15.
With your Scottish accent, the fiendish will fetch you . . . hmm . . . 2.5 (yeah, 2 and a half) .

My Isale is the best on NL. The only NLander who got 11.


BTW, I live near Guildford. Ask Seun

You did tricky a whopping 3 times ? You really need to move outta Peckham, all those "waher and inni" accents are affecting your hearing a lot more than you know.

Isn't 14 greater than 11?

Hmm. I'm trying to stay out of trouble o.  But folks won't leave Isale alone oo.  You all see oooh!

Lol.

Anyway, (1) the test is not supposed to be OPEN BOOK!  I'm just saying. 

(2) Furthermore, I just took the "British" version. (Ola2, btw, it is not the pronunciation, it is the spelling.  I'm sure you know that American English deviates somewhat from authentic English spelling, e.g., Judgement/Judgment, Organise/Organize, Colour/Color, etc.)
Yes, I took it, and I scored 14, missing phlegm, cos the dumbass Oyinbo man said "flan."

(3) Even still, to submit even more argument - because everything we do here in America, we do it hard - our, US English, test is harder than yours cos you people are softies and the whole world knows it, so yeah, Oxford language folks have to go easy on you.

I can't remember the rest of my argument.  But, I'm still rearing to go, so please, don't push me. 

Okay. Okay.

Both of you have 15/15. I am proud of you. Resolved! It's 1:1 goalless draw


PS:
We need to know Stranger's score though.

Psyched!  Fake fight. 

But I enjoyed the tests.  After a while, it feels like cheating 'cos you start getting some of the the same words.

I will concede my average score is[b] 11/15.[/b] 

What should follow after 'I thought'
e.g
I thought you ARE in love with Susan.
I thought you WERE in love with Susan.

isale_gan2:

Psyched! Fake fight.

Yeah, I'm sure she understands it like that too. I love both of you the only difference is Naijababe don marry so I dey dey careful with moi choice of word with her make I no infuriate her or do anything infradig. If not I for don beg relocate go Scotland sef. If she no go throw me inside dem snow.

Happy to know both of u sha.

isale_gan2:

I will concede my average score is[b] 11/15.[/b]

Mai God! What's d meaning of this? Your average score? Abeg, 11 is 11 no average score oo. Abi e no reach 11 ni?

Contumely:

What should follow after 'I thought'
e.g
I thought you ARE in love with Susan.
I thought you WERE in love with Susan.

Hello Contumely

Ola one:

Yeah, I'm sure she understands it like that too. I love both of you the only difference is Naijababe don marry so I dey dey careful with moi choice of word with her make I no infuriate her or do anything infradig. If not I for don beg relocate go Scotland sef. If she no go throw me inside dem snow.

Happy to know both of u sha.


Mai God! What's d meaning of this? Your average score? Abeg, 11 is 11 no average score oo. Abi e no reach 11 ni?

Shuo . Love both of us ke? NB doesn't do sharing

naijababe:

Shuo . Love both of us ke? NB doesn't do sharing

One day one day, you go see me for Scotland. I don tell ya.

And, I mean it oo.

PS:

We don miss you for the other thread oo.

semid4lyfe:

Prof, this one wey u dey post with another ID, shey spambot do you sumtin ni?

Chei! I no sey you dey lurk ni, you bin around.

Well, na Seun's bot ban me oo, for this thread.

Ola one:

Hello Contumely

Okay thanks.
Could you please explain

Contumely:

Okay thanks.
Could you please explain

Nice one, Contumely.

Could you please explain why you used "thought" instead of "think?"

If I knew I would

Ola one:



Nice one, Contumely.

Could you please explain why you used "thought" instead of "think?"

If I knew I wouldn't be asking.
Must tense correspon in a sentence no matter the situation?
Thank you.

Pls answer

I asked this question on page 57 but it wasnt answered:
UNIBEN has started its/their exams.
It/they would have postponed it.

Another question I asked before with no answer:
My students, One of the things I thought yesterday is/are figures of speech.

Contumely:

If I knew I wouldIf I knew I wouldn't be asking.
Must tense correspon in a sentence no matter the situation?
Thank you.

Not a convincing argument. Sorry!

Contumely:

I asked this question on page 57 but it wasnt answered:
UNIBEN has started its/their exams.
It/they would have postponed it.

The statements are CORRECT.

Contumely:

Another question I asked before with no answer:
My students, One of the things I thought yesterday[b] is[/b]/are [b]f[/b]igures of [b]s[/b]peech.

[b]F[/b]igures of [b]S[/b]peech

Contumely:


Must tense correspon in a sentence no matter the situation?
Thank you.

NO.

This statement, for example, is correct:

it’s thought he may have collapsed from shock

Contumely:

Another question I asked before with no answer:
My students, One of the things I thought yesterday is/are figures of speech.

Ola one:

[b]F[/b]igures of [b]S[/b]peech

Sorry, I was trying to know which of the tenses was correct as in My students, is/was figures of speech.
So should it be is/was.
Thanks for your help.

Contumely:

Sorry, I was trying to know which of the tenses was correct as in My students, is/was figures of speech.
So should it be is/was.
Thanks for your help.

IS

Contumely:

Sorry, I was trying to know which of the tenses was correct as in My students, is/was figures of speech.
So should it be is/was.
Thanks for your help.

Sorry just noticed this


So, it's no longer "IS/ARE?" It's now IS/WAS?


Hmmm

Contumely:

Another question I asked before with no answer:
My students, One of the things I thought yesterday is/are figures of speech.

Did you mean "taught?"


"IS" and "WAS" are CORRECT.

AUTOLOGICALITY:

http://www.economist.com/blogs/johnson/2011/09/autologicality?fsrc=nlw|newe|09-26-11|new_on_the_economist

^^^
Okay Ola, thanks.

Question:
Excuse me young lady. Are/were you not the one I saw at the market?

Another question:
My name is Emeka.
He said that his name is/was Emeka.

Contumely, u go kill me oo

Contumely:

Question:
Excuse me young lady. Are/were you not the one I saw at the market?

Use "were".

Because you're not SURE.

Contumely:

Another question:
My name is Emeka.
He said that his name is/was Emeka.

The rules are changing, my brother. Decades ago, you would say "was" (examined as a reported speech).

But, today, "is" is correct. Also, because this is a true statement (my name is Emeka), the present tense is allowed.



PS:
Sorry, Contumely, I have had enough of these questions NOW! Thanks.

Ah Ola, i no fit kil u na.
Any thanks. I will buy you 9th mile (Enugu) okpa with La casera.