Romance / Re: Guys, What Other Things Do You Want In A Relationship Aside Sex? by barhlow: 5:12am On Oct 14, 2017 |
Lordygram: Apart from sex, what i want in a relationship is loyalty, respect, a lady that understands,, as in with good understanding, a lady that is not broke, a lady lady that is intelligent, atleast she must be good and always get "A" in a particular university course, like Cost accounting, mathematics, even if its English but just be a pro to a subject.. She must be GOD fearing, sport loving, fun loving, good cook, fair skin, eloquent, a good advicer, a confider, she must be beautiful, slow to anger, good personal hygiene, disciplined and above all.. Her love for me must be unquestionable..as in i wont have doubts. Surely you can't find all those character in a lady |
Education / Re: Similar Everyday Words That Are Often Interchangeably Used Wrongly by barhlow: 7:08pm On Oct 04, 2017 |
Determinism: 1. INQUIRE/ENQUIRE: Inquire (inquiry) is a formal inquest ie, by legal, formal institutions and boards and are often documented, while enquire (enquiry) is an informal act of questioning.
2. I'M/ AM: I'm is simply a contraction of "I am" ie, it means I am. Example: I'm washing the dishes.
On the other hand, "am" is on its own a first person present form of "be". Example: I really am sorry for your loss.
3. COMPLEMENT/ COMPLIMENT: Complement means "to complete". Example: He complemented the sweet taste with some added salt and spice.
Compliment means a remark, salutation and (but not limited to) flattery. Example: He complimented her beauty all night.
4. KNOW/ NO: Know means to have knowledge of; whilst "no" is simply the opposite of yes. Example: No, I don't know how to dance.
5. SOURCE/ SAUCE: Source is the origin of a thing, trend, phenomenon, etc. Sauce is often an added flavour to a dish/food. Example: The source of modernity is Africa. Example: He uses tomato sauce to consume bread.
6. CEASE/ SEIZE: To cease simply is to stop, while to seize is to confiscate, arrest or withhold.
Example: Pray without ceasing. Example: Their results were seized by the examination body
NB: Seize should as well not be mistaken for "size"
7. INVISIBLE/ INVINCIBLE: Invisible means "not seen" (it has to do with vision), while invincible means powerful and/or untouchable.
Example: He wore an invisible cloak. It made him invincible against enemy attack.
8. REIGN/ RAIN: Reign means a period of domination, while rain refers to waterfall in drops from the sky (or a large quantity of something)
Example: During his reign, rain ceased to fall. Hence, drought and famine.
9. I (capitalized)/ i: I (when capitalized) is simply the first person perspective, while "i" is just the ninth letter of the English alphabet.
Example: I'm running late.
10. WONDER/ WANDER: Wonder means to be amazed, to wish to know, etc. Wander implies movement, to (mentally, physically or emotionally) move about.
Example: He wondered why the dog kept wandering up and about in the house. It made his mind wander—searching for answers.
11. THERE/ THEIR: There simply is a (physical or mental) location (of something), whilst their is a second/third person pronoun.
Example: Their house is right there.
12. SURLY/ SURELY: Surly infers terrible, ugly, arrogant, etc while surely means definite, positive, truthful, etc.
Example: The surly waitress will surely get little or no customer appraisal.
13. IT'S/ ITS: It's is a contraction of "it is", while its is a pronoun that expresses "belonging to".
Example: Its main property is that it's very coerce and tough, slow but stable.
NB: when in doubt of which to use, substitute with "it is" to see if it fits properly in such context. Same applies for "am" and "I'm".
14. YOUR/ YOU'RE: YOUR is a second person pronoun, while you're simply is "you are".
Example: Your dog chewed on the phone. You're therefore responsible for whatever replacement(s) must be made.
15. QUIET/QUITE: To be quiet is to be free of noise (or disturbance); quite means to a degree or extent of.
Example: The quiet reserved lad over there in suit is quite handsome as well.
Others include: LAUNCH/LUNCH, BREAK/ BRAKE
You can add yours
Enquiry and Inquiry means the same thing man.... which kind of dictionary is the op using:-D:-D |
Health / Re: Lady Goes Crazy After Her NYSC (Photo) by barhlow: 7:22am On Oct 03, 2017 |
Finally, her village people succeeded.
chai |
Romance / Re: Your Partner Does Not Deserve Your TRUST And This is The Reason Why! by barhlow: 2:38pm On Oct 01, 2017 |
alexistaiwo: People look at me like I am crazy when I tell them that I will rather marry who I trust than spend an eternity with who I love.
Love isn't trust and trust isn't love. Open your eyes and mind You're damn right |
Celebrities / Re: Ten Most Influential Musicians In Nigeria 2017 by barhlow: 10:56am On Oct 01, 2017 |
Are you kidding me? |
Politics / Re: Photo Of President Buhari & Osinbajo Smiling Before His Departure To London by barhlow: 9:58am On May 08, 2017 |
Chai, Mr. president
Wish you fast recovery |