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Re: Some Grammatical Mistakes You Make And Things You Say Wrong. by noziz(m): 9:02pm On May 01, 2020 |
who grammar don help? Na money man they find now. After all no be my mama language! |
Re: Some Grammatical Mistakes You Make And Things You Say Wrong. by Veebliz(m): 9:08pm On May 01, 2020 |
Nfora: All the sentences are correct depending on how you use them. But some are awkward, for example, saying "I thank you." is grammatically correct, but it's not common to say it. I'd like to throw more light on the last two sentences. "Help me thank him." and "Help me to thank him." are correct. Using "to" is not necessary at all. To me, it sounds more natural without it. |
Re: Some Grammatical Mistakes You Make And Things You Say Wrong. by Veebliz(m): 9:13pm On May 01, 2020 |
Seebrian: Both can be used interchangeably in some contexts. It has been explained here: https://writingexplained.org/may-vs-might-difference |
Re: Some Grammatical Mistakes You Make And Things You Say Wrong. by davidinchrist(m): 9:20pm On May 01, 2020 |
gr8tone: Right, really sounds weird, though. Aches are countable, BUT you can't have more than one at a time. A headache; a stomach ache, an ache (singular) He had "several" excruciating headaches yesterday. He experiences two aches everyday: one in the head and the other in the stomach. Peace with you. |
Re: Some Grammatical Mistakes You Make And Things You Say Wrong. by Kenmatt(m): 9:25pm On May 01, 2020 |
Veebliz: Ninety-five percent of the people on that Screen Shot you attached are not indigenous people of Britian and America. And I can tell you why John used that "Am" he assumed it's a social media thing and such seems like a buzz word on social media. Although, it isn't a cogent reason for him to have used it. |
Re: Some Grammatical Mistakes You Make And Things You Say Wrong. by Veebliz(m): 9:32pm On May 01, 2020 |
Phccareers: Okay, let me explain it to you. Wrong or Wrongly. In informal language, which is often the natural thing, wrong can be used instead of wrongly, when it means "incorrectly" and comes after a verb or its object. My name was spelt wrong. What did I do wrong? You pronounced it wrong. You guessed wrong. Wrongly is usually used before a past participle. My name was wrongly spelt. |
Re: Some Grammatical Mistakes You Make And Things You Say Wrong. by Mentorme: 9:33pm On May 01, 2020 |
Phccareers:Which ego? You can't even speak your own language without grammatical error and you are here talking about another man's language 1 Like |
Re: Some Grammatical Mistakes You Make And Things You Say Wrong. by Geofavor(m): 9:36pm On May 01, 2020 |
Veebliz:You left out the most popular grammatical error expressed by Nigerians: "I Appreciate". 1 Like |
Re: Some Grammatical Mistakes You Make And Things You Say Wrong. by Veebliz(m): 9:37pm On May 01, 2020 |
TuFab: I swear I laughed hard while reading this. Very funny... |
Re: Some Grammatical Mistakes You Make And Things You Say Wrong. by Veebliz(m): 9:49pm On May 01, 2020 |
RichardKajola: Both are fine in this context, but generally, the choice of "what" and "which" depends on the number of possible answers. https://www.quora.com/Which-is-correct-what-day-or-which-day |
Re: Some Grammatical Mistakes You Make And Things You Say Wrong. by Veebliz(m): 9:55pm On May 01, 2020 |
MzTunechi: Generally, the choice of "what" and "which" depends on the number of possible answers. Here's more information: https://www.learnenglish.de/mistakes/whichvswhat.html |
Re: Some Grammatical Mistakes You Make And Things You Say Wrong. by Veebliz(m): 10:03pm On May 01, 2020 |
Poloyanabo1:Yeah, it's usually "staff". "Staffs" is used to refer to more than one group of people. The senator and his staff. (Singular) The senators and their staffs. (Plural) But some people do not agree with this, plus it's less frequent. I'd say: "The senators and their staff members." instead. |
Re: Some Grammatical Mistakes You Make And Things You Say Wrong. by lonikit: 10:15pm On May 01, 2020 |
Veebliz: if u claimed that "reply" can only be used intransitively then, you are wrong too. reply is an ambitransitive verb hence, preposition is not necessary when it is used transitively. |
Re: Some Grammatical Mistakes You Make And Things You Say Wrong. by Veebliz(m): 10:21pm On May 01, 2020 |
gr8tone: It's wrong to say: "I'm having a headache". It is: "I have a headache". The verb "to have" is a stative verb in this context, not an action verb. You can't say: I have headaches, but you can say something like: "I had two bad headaches last week." "I've had three headaches this week." 1 Like |
Re: Some Grammatical Mistakes You Make And Things You Say Wrong. by Veebliz(m): 10:24pm On May 01, 2020 |
lonikit: Why are you confusing yourself? You can say: The teacher replied. -- Of course, this sentence is okay. But "The teacher replied him" is wrong. The teacher replied TO him. / The teacher responded TO him. 1 Like |
Re: Some Grammatical Mistakes You Make And Things You Say Wrong. by lonikit: 10:32pm On May 01, 2020 |
Veebliz:u are more confused here oga. read your first post and check ur explanation of "reply" maybe u copied and pasted the whole thing. |
Re: Some Grammatical Mistakes You Make And Things You Say Wrong. by Veebliz(m): 10:44pm On May 01, 2020 |
Kenmatt: What if he didn't assume it was internet language? What if he does think that "Am" and "I'm" sound the same? Most of these people know that we Africans make this mistake a lot. I don't want to start talking about the instances I've seen. But there are some of them who make mistakes. Like I stated, it wouldn't be okay to always take a screenshot of every grammatical mistake I see.
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Re: Some Grammatical Mistakes You Make And Things You Say Wrong. by Veebliz(m): 10:48pm On May 01, 2020 |
lonikit: You didn't understand everything. Read everything again. The verb "to reply" is intransitive. The. Verb. "To. Reply." Is. Intransitive. Here's more information: https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/7178/reply-him-or-reply-to-him/7179 |
Re: Some Grammatical Mistakes You Make And Things You Say Wrong. by lonikit: 10:54pm On May 01, 2020 |
Veebliz: oga, u lied. the verb "to reply" is ambitransitive. do more research. |
Re: Some Grammatical Mistakes You Make And Things You Say Wrong. by Tohsynetita1: 11:03pm On May 01, 2020 |
what's the pointer to identifier countable and uncountable nouns.? |
Re: Some Grammatical Mistakes You Make And Things You Say Wrong. by Veebliz(m): 11:04pm On May 01, 2020 |
lonikit: You said it was transitive, now it's ambitransitive. I know I've done enough for you. Just make sure you always reply TO somebody or TO something. |
Re: Some Grammatical Mistakes You Make And Things You Say Wrong. by Veebliz(m): 11:18pm On May 01, 2020 |
Tohsynetita1: Many countable nouns are concrete: table(s), car(s), shoe(s). But some are abstract: situation(s), idea(s). Many uncountable nouns are abstract: beauty, love, psychology, advice. But some are concrete: butter, plastic, furniture. Some nouns can be either countable or uncountable, depending on the context. Peel an onion/a pizza with onion. Apparently, there are some nouns that you can easily tell whether they are countable or not, but sadly, there are some you just have to know by intuition or by learning them. 1 Like |
Re: Some Grammatical Mistakes You Make And Things You Say Wrong. by lonikit: 11:19pm On May 01, 2020 |
Veebliz:kindly point to where i typed that it was transitive. you don't need to lie to defend anytin. one thing you should know is that no linguist has come out to condemn any, but one is used than the other. it is just like the issue of possessive nouns that end with "s." some linguists said such nouns should not be followed by another "S" after the apostrophe sign. e.g Jesus' ball. But others insist that "s" must still come after the sign Jesus's ball. if you follow any one, you are correct. there are other debating issues in grammar. stop acting like u know it all uncle. English Professors do not know all. |
Re: Some Grammatical Mistakes You Make And Things You Say Wrong. by lonikit: 11:32pm On May 01, 2020 |
Veebliz: lexicographers wrote this. check the usage when used transitively and intransitively.
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Re: Some Grammatical Mistakes You Make And Things You Say Wrong. by Veebliz(m): 11:35pm On May 01, 2020 |
lonikit: Don't tell me you still don't get it. |
Re: Some Grammatical Mistakes You Make And Things You Say Wrong. by lonikit: 11:39pm On May 01, 2020 |
Veebliz:check the usage. "to reply" is not intransitive verb as you claimed. did u see preposition when it is used transitively i am done with u jare, Mr "know it all" peace! |
Re: Some Grammatical Mistakes You Make And Things You Say Wrong. by jimcaddy(m): 11:59pm On May 01, 2020 |
Wow. Very helpful. Thanks. A lot of Nigerians speak rubbish English and they don't just care. |
Re: Some Grammatical Mistakes You Make And Things You Say Wrong. by NiCurious: 12:03am On May 02, 2020 |
Olayinka8793: You and half of Nigeria get stuck with this. Been is an ongoing activity that happened in the past. Examples: He had been sick for a week before he saw the doctor. She had been a pilot before she retired. I had already been thinking of buying a phone, when I saw this one advertised at a low price. Being is an ongoing activity happening in the present. Examples: The church is being painted. The children are being very good. You are being sarcastic. Just because been is easier to say, does not make it correct to use in place of being. |
Re: Some Grammatical Mistakes You Make And Things You Say Wrong. by Veebliz(m): 12:03am On May 02, 2020 |
lonikit: You didn't get it. |
Re: Some Grammatical Mistakes You Make And Things You Say Wrong. by NiCurious: 12:07am On May 02, 2020 |
lonikit: Sorry, not quite. When it is transitive, it needs a preposition. The teacher replied to the student. "The teacher replied the student" is incorrect. When it is intransitive, it does not need a preposition. The student asked a question. The teacher replied. |
Re: Some Grammatical Mistakes You Make And Things You Say Wrong. by NiCurious: 12:18am On May 02, 2020 |
Chukwudi4naija:Sorry, but I hope this helps is both correct and standard. Your example "I hope this help" is not using the subjunctive, and is not actually correct English, though you would be understood. |
Re: Some Grammatical Mistakes You Make And Things You Say Wrong. by NiCurious: 12:26am On May 02, 2020 |
Sorry, don't try using those "words" outside of Nigeria. |
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