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Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by slap1(m): 7:17pm On Dec 04, 2010 |
Please I need a link to this thread: 'ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English', I can't find it. Holla if you come across it. |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by olaolabiy: 7:23pm On Dec 04, 2010 |
slap1: Abeg jare. I have been praying to my dear God forgiveness. Ha, she's more than tough. The thread is still here sha: https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-519155.864.html |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by Nobody: 12:08pm On Dec 05, 2010 |
Please Mr Ola, this Busy body of a thing, is she a clown or she's just trying to be naughty? The other time, you apologised to 3 of us <slap, ferdii and me> for you derailing the thread but she, instead, accused us of been the one derailing the thread! Later now she'll know someone with first class brain or last class brain when she can't even comprehend simple statements. If she is a clown, I'll try not to take her serious but if she's otherwise, we'll go into the same skirt! Nonsense |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by olaolabiy: 12:30pm On Dec 05, 2010 |
stevetboy9: I am sorry, Stevet. I caused it all. I shouldn't have allowed it to degenerate into an e-riotous situation. She's just been funny albeit in an intense way. I'm sure she's a nice woman. Just let go; let off steam my friend. You are a man and you have to be plucky by blanking comments that are not palatable, especially from a woman. I will let her know your feelings. I'm sorry, sir. |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by Nobody: 12:39pm On Dec 05, 2010 |
That's very nice of you sir. Thanks |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by olaolabiy: 12:56pm On Dec 05, 2010 |
stevetboy9:Thank you. |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by Busybody2(f): 11:29am On Dec 06, 2010 |
ola olabiy: Haba Oluko ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ola olabiy: You have your work cut out with this one, surely ![]() Anyway I am not wanted here so i don carry my portmanteau and 1-2-buckle-my-shoe, dey go, ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() To show I am over it and have moved on, can I be allowed to be the bigger person and wave the olive branch at Stevetboy9 the transgendered confused soul who wears a skirt when he is PMS[i]ing[/i] and say/ask err . . .err . . . stevetboy9: err . . . err . . . does he want a cookie to go with this post ![]() ![]() Goodbye Mr Ola Olabiyina, now you are no longer my teacher and it can't be seen as disrespecting and you can't touch me, I can confidently ask why you still draw your trouser up to your chin with suspenders in this day and age ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by olaolabiy: 1:12pm On Dec 06, 2010 |
Busy_body: Hey, Dayo. Ma binu now. Sorry. |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by Nobody: 3:41pm On Dec 06, 2010 |
@BB Eeya sorry o. Stop crying now ha ha ha ha. Busy body= Olofofo Adugbo! Anybody to interprete what she had just writen; she hardly made sense with her post! Mtcheeew |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by tigerpaws(f): 4:20pm On Dec 06, 2010 |
Is it correct to say "You are welcome" or "You are welcomed"? |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by slap1(m): 6:20pm On Dec 06, 2010 |
stevetboy9:Steve take it easy. You of all people should know how to 'maintain'. The best way to defeat some things you dislike is to ignore them. By the way, I think Busy body was only trying to have fun ( with the wrong person, it now appears), nothing serious. tigerpaws:I say "You're welcome". It's used in the present tense. If you tell me "You're welcomed", I'll ask "When?" |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by olaolabiy: 6:58pm On Dec 06, 2010 |
tigerpaws:'Welcome' is a NOUN, a VERB, an EXCLAMATION and an ADJECTIVE. So, it depends on the context. You are welcome: welcome is an adjective here. You are welcomed: here, it is a past participle. What you have in mind is 'thank you', so, use 'you are welcome'. |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by tigerpaws(f): 7:10pm On Dec 06, 2010 |
slap1 & ola olabiy Thanks for your replies. It's been noted! |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by Odunnu: 7:17pm On Dec 06, 2010 |
A complete lack of humour on both parties. |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by Nobody: 7:49pm On Dec 06, 2010 |
Odunnu, who? @slap, case closed on busy body! Please, is this statement correct: I used to hawking when I was young? Also, A gold fish cannot be hidden. |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by olaolabiy: 10:20pm On Dec 06, 2010 |
Hmmmmmmmm. 'Severally'. What is the meaning of this word? 'Several times'? No. . . .WRONG! It means 'separately'. |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by slap1(m): 10:48pm On Dec 06, 2010 |
ola olabiy:Good one here, thanks. |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by Nobody: 12:10am On Dec 07, 2010 |
slap1: The same goes to 'presently' it means very soon and not at the moment. Prove me wrong! |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by olaolabiy: 12:51am On Dec 07, 2010 |
ferdiii: That was 10 - 15 years ago bro. It now means 'at the moment/now/currently' as well. Thanks though. |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by olaolabiy: 1:07am On Dec 07, 2010 |
ferdiii: In the '90s, it's 'very soon' only. Not anymore
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Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by Nobody: 10:05am On Dec 07, 2010 |
Thanks! |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by Nobody: 11:55am On Dec 08, 2010 |
POSER 1.What do we say when alighting from a taxi or Okada? I'd like to drop here or get off here? 2.Which one is correct:Vigil/night vigil? 3.Which one is/are correct:Wake keep/Wake keeping/Wakeful night/Wake? |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by Nobody: 2:46pm On Dec 08, 2010 |
Difference between to frame sb [/b]up and [b]to set sb up I want to believe we misused both and need to unlearn. |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by slap1(m): 4:44pm On Dec 08, 2010 |
ferdiii:I use I'd like to stop/get off here. The second one has already been treated here; it's vigil. For the last one, I use to 'keep wake'. |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by slap1(m): 4:52pm On Dec 08, 2010 |
slap1:The noun form is 'wake'. |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by slap1(m): 5:21pm On Dec 08, 2010 |
ferdiii:Tricky. I think set-up is deadlier than frame-up. Set-up involves tricking some body and/or making it seem like they've done something wrong. Eg. A woman calls you to fix the radio in her bedroom, you enter the bedroom and she tears her cloth and holds you, screaming that you've rap€d her! Frame-up involves producing false evidence to make people believe that a person is guilty of a crime. Eg. A neighbour steals your gun and uses it for murder, the forensic test shows the weapon belongs to you and you're charged for murder. You've been framed-up. The major difference I see here is that set-up establishes a direct link between the act and the accused by having the accused at the crime-scene, while a false evidence implicates the accused in the case of a set-up. The accused may not necessarily be there. |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by Nobody: 5:26pm On Dec 08, 2010 |
slap1: They are common mistakes and if hammered on repeatedly will help, let it be. It's better to say I'd like to get off here and not here. U a right in others.Thanks. |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by Busybody2(f): 5:41pm On Dec 08, 2010 |
Who asked the shombo ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Sorry Professor Ola Olabiyi, honestly this is seriously my last post on this thread ![]() [s]I promise never to come back again Sir, unless I mistakenly get lost and wander into this thread again and then you have no choice than to teach me the meaning of the word my last post so I would stop abusing it ![]() |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by olaolabiy: 6:09pm On Dec 08, 2010 |
Busy_body: Olabiy not Olabiyi. Still luv ya. |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by Busybody2(f): 6:39pm On Dec 08, 2010 |
ola olabiy: Whose fault is it that I can't spell again ![]() ![]() Okay seriously, i'm out, Ferdiii and Slap1, you guys are doing a splendid job here, I sincerely apologise, I am sorry ![]() |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by MaiSuya(m): 11:44am On Dec 09, 2010 |
DAMNNN!!! 26 pages+. . . how come i didnt know about this thread ![]() Why the h*ll didn't it make front page? ![]() ![]() hope it's not too late to subscribe?? |
Re: ABC Of Common Errors And Mistakes In English by slap1(m): 4:01pm On Dec 09, 2010 |
Mai Suya:You didn't know about it because you were busy fighting Ojukwu, Emeagwali, GEJ and the rest of my Igbo brothers, lol (joking). However, you can still subscribe by bringing a large bundle of kebab (suya) as subscription fee. Deal? |
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