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Re: Wrong Diction And Unnecessary Use Of Preposition In Our Daily Speech by LovesonBlezz(m): 12:17pm On Dec 24, 2015

Originalsly:
Seriously! They are richer than us/we (are rich). He is taller than me/I (am tall). He can run faster than me/I (can run). Op knows English better than me (know English)/OP knows English better than I (know English). Get the drift?

l see sense tho

Re: Wrong Diction And Unnecessary Use Of Preposition In Our Daily Speech by Chartey(m): 12:18pm On Dec 24, 2015

hedonistic:
You're not entirely correct. Only traditionalists would find faults with 8 and 9, and even then, they would add "are" after THEY and WE. Without "are", those forms sound too awkward to be usable in both formal and informal contexts.

As for 10, I think IN is the correct preposition, since we are talking about a field of knowledge subject area rather than a specific activity.

Same thing I wanted to say.

Re: Wrong Diction And Unnecessary Use Of Preposition In Our Daily Speech by buchichukwu69: 12:22pm On Dec 24, 2015

I don't agree with 3 and 6. Overall, you try.

binoosmart:

3. WRONG:: My brother is presently in America -

WRONG:: My Brother is at present in America.

6. WRONG:: I live in THIS Lagos -

CORRECT:: I live in Lagos.

Re: Wrong Diction And Unnecessary Use Of Preposition In Our Daily Speech by tuzle(m): 12:24pm On Dec 24, 2015

RoastedCorn:
and when I say maths is simpler than English . . they will be saying I'm talking under the influence of weed

guy we should compare math and english. English is more technical. I could write an english examination wit out readin and i would pass. But wen it comes to math if t dont knw it dat is the end. oboy math is hard and sweet. but eng is just technical

Re: Wrong Diction And Unnecessary Use Of Preposition In Our Daily Speech by tuzle(m): 12:28pm On Dec 24, 2015

Must nigerian misuse dis sentence, come and go and bla bla bla bla (wrong)

Re: Wrong Diction And Unnecessary Use Of Preposition In Our Daily Speech by sonofthunder: 12:38pm On Dec 24, 2015

binoosmart:
1. WRONG:: Kindly escort me to our school

- Correct:: Kindly ACCOMPANY me to our school.

2. WRONG:: No Blog Talkless of article

CORRECT:: No Blog let alone article.

3. WRONG:: My brother is presently in America -

WRONG:: My Brother is at present in America.

4. WRONG:: The book comprises of 5 chapters -

CORRECT:: The book comprises 5 chapters.

5. WRONG:: Raise up your hands -

CORRECT:: Raise your hands or Put your hands up.

6. WRONG:: I live in THIS Lagos -

CORRECT:: I live in Lagos.

7. WRONG:: It's her who came yesterday -

CORRECT:: It's SHE who came yesterday

8. WRONG:: We are stronger than them -

CORRECT:: We are stronger than THEY.

9. WRONG:: They are richer than us -

CORRECT:: They are richer than WE.

10. WRONG:: Binoosmart is very good IN Maths -

CORRECT:: Binoosmart is very good AT Maths.

11. WRONG:: I was displeased for what he did -

CORRECT:: I what displeased WITH what she did.

12. WRONG:: Let me repeat it again -

CORRECT:: Let me SAY it again.

Hey Nairalanders add yours.

By Yakubu Binuyaminu Adeiza @Binoosmart

Source:: www.ebiraland..co.ke/2015/12/wrong-diction-and-unnecessary-use-of.html

kindly explain why they are wrong. at least the first few

Re: Wrong Diction And Unnecessary Use Of Preposition In Our Daily Speech by ivili(m): 12:40pm On Dec 24, 2015

I dont understand number 11,"i what displeased for what she did"that sounds wrong to me(i what).

Re: Wrong Diction And Unnecessary Use Of Preposition In Our Daily Speech by TPAND(f): 12:54pm On Dec 24, 2015

Kunlexity:
It's Me is the correct answer,what will determine your answer is the CASE in which ME and I falls i.e Subjective case or Objective case,
Since "Me" fall into subjective case,Me is the correct answer.

Thank you Mr Grammar Vigilante. Unfortunately you got it wrong. The most appropriate is. Hello. It is I

Irrespective of the answer you choose and how you defend it, the most astonishing fact is Adele failed too, Though she's English, she still got it wrong. And I bet her lines were edited and put together by some of the best English songwriters and Editors.

Apparently what matters most is not how you say it and how correct is it grammatically or how the subject-verb agrees; what matters most is you communicate and it is understood

That's what the English language is aimed at bridging, Commuication. It is that simple

Re: Wrong Diction And Unnecessary Use Of Preposition In Our Daily Speech by kissniyi(m): 1:08pm On Dec 24, 2015

WRONG:: where's the second leg of yur slippers

CORRECT:: ikeji bata re nko

Re: Wrong Diction And Unnecessary Use Of Preposition In Our Daily Speech by Nobody: 1:08pm On Dec 24, 2015

Brownhypo:
Wrong : Its high time we LEAVE
Correct : Its high time we LEFT

Wrong : I am HEARING you
Correct : I CAN hear you

'I am Hearing you'. I am guilty of this one grin

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Re: Wrong Diction And Unnecessary Use Of Preposition In Our Daily Speech by usibengate(m): 1:15pm On Dec 24, 2015

Hmmmmn

Re: Wrong Diction And Unnecessary Use Of Preposition In Our Daily Speech by michoade(m): 1:47pm On Dec 24, 2015

Gruvychuky:
I'm in a bus but I'm on a bike. you can't on a bus.

what if you hold a stand?

Re: Wrong Diction And Unnecessary Use Of Preposition In Our Daily Speech by Unedith(f): 2:02pm On Dec 24, 2015

hedonistic:
You're not entirely correct. Only traditionalists would find faults with 8 and 9, and even then, they would add "are" after THEY and WE. Without "are", those forms sound too awkward to be usable in both formal and informal contexts.

As for 10, I think IN is the correct preposition, since we are talking about a field of knowledge subject area rather than a specific activity.

Re: Wrong Diction And Unnecessary Use Of Preposition In Our Daily Speech by professore(m): 2:14pm On Dec 24, 2015

I find some correct,except the ones ending with we,they

Re: Wrong Diction And Unnecessary Use Of Preposition In Our Daily Speech by Maximus85(m): 2:22pm On Dec 24, 2015

binoosmart:
1. WRONG:: Kindly escort me to our school

- Correct:: Kindly ACCOMPANY me to our school.

2. WRONG:: No Blog Talkless of article

CORRECT:: No Blog let alone article.

3. WRONG:: My brother is presently in America -

WRONG:: My Brother is at present in America.

4. WRONG:: The book comprises of 5 chapters -

CORRECT:: The book comprises 5 chapters.

5. WRONG:: Raise up your hands -

CORRECT:: Raise your hands or Put your hands up.

6. WRONG:: I live in THIS Lagos -

CORRECT:: I live in Lagos.

7. WRONG:: It's her who came yesterday -

CORRECT:: It's SHE who came yesterday

8. WRONG:: We are stronger than them -

CORRECT:: We are stronger than THEY.

9. WRONG:: They are richer than us -

CORRECT:: They are richer than WE.

10. WRONG:: Binoosmart is very good IN Maths -

CORRECT:: Binoosmart is very good AT Maths.

11. WRONG:: I was displeased for what he did -

CORRECT:: I what displeased WITH what she did.

12. WRONG:: Let me repeat it again -

CORRECT:: Let me SAY it again.

Hey Nairalanders add yours.

By Yakubu Binuyaminu Adeiza @Binoosmart

Source:: www.ebiraland..co.ke/2015/12/wrong-diction-and-unnecessary-use-of.html

I will only listen to you if you can tell me why He is Him and she is not Shim but Her.

Re: Wrong Diction And Unnecessary Use Of Preposition In Our Daily Speech by Arebay(m): 2:57pm On Dec 24, 2015

binoosmart:
1. WRONG:: Kindly escort me to our school

- Correct:: Kindly ACCOMPANY me to our school.

2. WRONG:: No Blog Talkless of article

CORRECT:: No Blog let alone article.

3. WRONG:: My brother is presently in America -

WRONG:: My Brother is at present in America.

4. WRONG:: The book comprises of 5 chapters -

CORRECT:: The book comprises 5 chapters.

5. WRONG:: Raise up your hands -

CORRECT:: Raise your hands or Put your hands up.

6. WRONG:: I live in THIS Lagos -

CORRECT:: I live in Lagos.

7. WRONG:: It's her who came yesterday -

CORRECT:: It's SHE who came yesterday

8. WRONG:: We are stronger than them -

CORRECT:: We are stronger than THEY.

9. WRONG:: They are richer than us -

CORRECT:: They are richer than WE.

10. WRONG:: Binoosmart is very good IN Maths -

CORRECT:: Binoosmart is very good AT Maths.

11. WRONG:: I was displeased for what he did -

CORRECT:: I what displeased WITH what she did.

12. WRONG:: Let me repeat it again -

CORRECT:: Let me SAY it again.

Hey Nairalanders add yours.

By Yakubu Binuyaminu Adeiza @Binoosmart

Source:: www.ebiraland..co.ke/2015/12/wrong-diction-and-unnecessary-use-of.html

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Guy,,u nt on 2go now ,,on dis platform,,everybody knws dis shit .

Re: Wrong Diction And Unnecessary Use Of Preposition In Our Daily Speech by lailo: 3:09pm On Dec 24, 2015

OP,u put wrong wrong in number 3.Which one is now correct?

Re: Wrong Diction And Unnecessary Use Of Preposition In Our Daily Speech by winkmart: 3:10pm On Dec 24, 2015

Dhotseal:

"Here or hear?"

typo though, but that's just driving home my point, I guess.
English speaking didn't make me, intelligence did

Thanks

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Re: Wrong Diction And Unnecessary Use Of Preposition In Our Daily Speech by Nobody: 3:26pm On Dec 24, 2015

I'm not an english major but have always enjoyed discussing grammar. Here's my take on some of the points made.

1.WRONG:: Kindly escort me to our school.
- Correct:: Kindly ACCOMPANY me to our school.
* ESCORT and ACCOMPANY are actually synonyms and can be used interchangeably. What determines which you may want to use depends on what your trying to convey. Most choose ESCORT when implying an aspect of 'protection' vs. ACCOMPANY which is usually used as 'to go with as a social companion'... just depends on what word you feel more comfortable with and how you want your sentence to be interpreted.

3. WRONG:: My brother is presently in America -
CORRECT:: My Brother is at present in America.
*The word PRESENTLY is not wrong in this case because by definition it can also mean 'currently' as well as 'in a short time', 'soon', etc.

8. WRONG:: We are stronger than them -
CORRECT:: We are stronger than THEY.
&
9. WRONG:: They are richer than us -
CORRECT:: They are richer than WE.
*These sound strange to me. I actually say 'THEM' and 'US' are correct in these cases. If using 'THEY' and 'WE', I would say, "...stronger than THEY ARE." and "...richer than WE ARE."
EX: John is taller than me.
Grammarians have been arguing for hundreds of years over whether 'than' is a conjunction or a preposition. Here's the bottom line.
You can say: "than I" (than he, than she, than we, than they) -OR -"than me"(than him, than her, than us, than them)

10. WRONG:: Binoosmart is very good IN Maths -
CORRECT:: Binoosmart is very good AT Maths.
*Again..ALWAYS consider context when writing because both can be correct depending whether you use 'maths' to mean 'mathematics' (i.e. the subject), or 'maths' (class/lesson). You can't be good in mathematics (you should say you are good 'AT' mathematics), but you could be good in math class/in your math lesson.

Generally speaking, You would use: "I am good AT math".
"I am good in/at maths" would both be incorrect. There is no need to add the s at the end of the word "math", because math is already the general term for the different types of mathematics.
(NOTE: It is common, although, for British and Australian English speakers to use the word 'MATHS' where American and Canadian English speakers for example use the word 'MATH'. Considering the type of English you want to use is important).

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Re: Wrong Diction And Unnecessary Use Of Preposition In Our Daily Speech by tosyne2much(m): 3:48pm On Dec 24, 2015

kissniyi:
WRONG:: where's the second leg of yur slippers

CORRECT:: ikeji bata re nko

Re: Wrong Diction And Unnecessary Use Of Preposition In Our Daily Speech by Nobody: 4:10pm On Dec 24, 2015

WRONG: Let's hear what you discussed about.

RIGHT: Let's hear what you discussed.

WRONG: It's our turn to seek for the boy.

RIGHT: It's our turn to seek the boy.

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Re: Wrong Diction And Unnecessary Use Of Preposition In Our Daily Speech by Nobody: 4:38pm On Dec 24, 2015

Disneylady:
In Akpos voice *We chop yam, chopin't we?*

We chop yam, yamin't it?

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Re: Wrong Diction And Unnecessary Use Of Preposition In Our Daily Speech by LEVITE150: 5:12pm On Dec 24, 2015

INTERESTING!i reserve my comment.

Re: Wrong Diction And Unnecessary Use Of Preposition In Our Daily Speech by Brownhypo: 6:23pm On Dec 24, 2015

Weeee:
'I am Hearing you'. I am guilty of this one

Lol. Noted now, right!

Re: Wrong Diction And Unnecessary Use Of Preposition In Our Daily Speech by kristisking(m): 6:55pm On Dec 24, 2015

Re: Wrong Diction And Unnecessary Use Of Preposition In Our Daily Speech by Disneylady(f): 7:01pm On Dec 24, 2015

kle4d:

We chop yam, yamin't it?

Re: Wrong Diction And Unnecessary Use Of Preposition In Our Daily Speech by kristisking(m): 7:05pm On Dec 24, 2015

OP, I think you are wrong in example 10. Good at and good in are two phrases that are used to mean two different things. Using 'good in' in sentences is not actually wrong depending on what you want to say. For instance: ' good at' is used to denote interest one has in something while 'good in' is used to show skill, capacity or talent one has in something. She is good at English means she loves doing or speaking English. She is good in English means she does or speaks English well.

Re: Wrong Diction And Unnecessary Use Of Preposition In Our Daily Speech by Alibesamuel: 7:23pm On Dec 24, 2015

Dear teacher, that wrong at no 6 is correct. And no 2 sud be talk more of.

Re: Wrong Diction And Unnecessary Use Of Preposition In Our Daily Speech by ailehwise(m): 7:24pm On Dec 24, 2015

Ograke:

Gbagaun!

Just kidding. lol

But seriously, there is nothing like 'most simplest'. That's a grammatical blunder. It's 'simplest'. The use of double superlatives is wrong in English language.

So, you should have said 'is the simplest' and not 'is the most simplest'.

Cheers.

mathematics is my hobby.
You can go on to correct me, but one day you will make blunder that one will still correct you.
Cheers

Re: Wrong Diction And Unnecessary Use Of Preposition In Our Daily Speech by SaffronSpice: 8:36pm On Dec 24, 2015

LovesonBlezz:
THEY ARE RICHER THAN WE'.. SERIOUSLY?

He is right,bro; it's an elliptical clause.

Re: Wrong Diction And Unnecessary Use Of Preposition In Our Daily Speech by 2mNaira: 10:26pm On Dec 25, 2015

MzPecs:
Op at your no. 3
What if I say, "I'm presently in America"

Is it correct or not?

Strictly speaking presently means "soon after" .

Re: Wrong Diction And Unnecessary Use Of Preposition In Our Daily Speech by MzPecs(f): 10:37pm On Dec 25, 2015

mnairaland:

Strictly speaking presently means "soon after" .

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