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1. Behind the sheets


It's common you hear people talk about what happens in their bed thereby making use of 'Behind the sheets'. Actually the correct line is "BETWEEN THE SHEETS"


2. I could care less

You're in a situation, probably angered by someone, in a bid to get back at him/her, you say 'I could care less', this is wrong because the sentence actually means you're concerned about the situation. The correct phase is "I COULDN'T CARE LESS"


3. First-come, First serve

This one is very popular among the Nigerians, because it talks about feeding the monsters in our belly, and it's a common notion that if you're on time you would be attended to early enough. the right sentence is "FIRST-COME, FIRST SERVED"


4. Cousin brother/sister

You hear people say, 'He's my cousin brother'. The word cousin is a noun and not an adjective, making it irrelevant to describe the gender of the cousin. "SHE'S MY COUSIN" is just about right.


5. Marriage v Wedding

A lot of us substitute Marriage for Wedding and vice versa, whilst this is wrong.
"WEDDING" is the ceremony where you get married and "MARRIAGE" is the state of being married



6. Wreck havoc

You see headlines with 'All he did was wreck havoc'. Now that's clearly wrong. The correct phrase should be "ALL HE DID WAS WREAK HAVOC"


7. Breath/Breath

A BREATH is the air we inhale or exhale while BREATHE is the act of inhaling or exhaling


Dropping my pen at this stage

Even the title of this post get him own comma

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For school, those wey no sabi book they call people like this op:

oversabi

ajayi

ITK

e.t.c


add your own

Preek : Pénis

Have you cum?: Did you have an orgasm/ did you climax?

Noted

Nice one. Thank you op. Just watch out for those that'll invade this thread shouting "English is not my mother's tongue" but they use english to feed themselves, why not go to your village and use your language to make a living.

Oop

This is the kind of nonesense we face in jamb days.
Anyway ... Its worthy of note

You couldn't be more accurate and correct. Thanks

Ooooo sorry u where saying??

We learnt English everuday...no somebody is perfect.

These ones aren't dah common dere r so many other common ones

Hmm

Very educative, we tend to use a lot of phrases incorrectly. More examples,

Extreme end.
Each one worse than the next
Irregardless

Yansh - ass Bombom-ass Toto-penis Toto- pussy I drop my pen

No 6.

Is the same as the corrected version from you. Abi you wan wreak havoc with our heads here?

vargasvictory:
1. Behind the sheets


It's common you hear people talk about what happens in their bed thereby making use of 'Behind the sheets'. Actually the correct line is "BETWEEN THE SHEETS"


2. I could care less

You're in a situation, probably angered by someone, in a bid to get back at him/her, you say 'I could care less', this is wrong because the sentence actually means you're concerned about the situation. The correct phase is "I COULDN'T CARE LESS"


3. First-come, First serve

This one is very popular among the Nigerians, because it talks about feeding the monsters in our belly, and it's a common notion that if you're on time you would be attended to early enough. the right sentence is "FIRST-COME, FIRST SERVED"


4. Cousin brother/sister

You hear people say, 'He's my cousin brother'. The word cousin is a noun and not an adjective, making it irrelevant to describe the gender of the cousin. "SHE'S MY COUSIN" is just about right.


5. Marriage v Wedding

A lot of us substitute Marriage for Wedding and vice versa, whilst this is wrong.
"WEDDING" is the ceremony where you get married and "MARRIAGE" is the state of being married



6. Wreck havoc

You see headlines with 'All he did was wreck havoc'. Now that's clearly wrong. The correct phrase should be "ALL HE DID WAS WREAK HAVOC"


7. Breath/Breath

A BREATH is the air we inhale or exhale while BREATHE is the act of inhaling or exhaling


Dropping my pen at this stage

U done well! I used to be a victim

OP sorry oo is it wrong or wrongly via ur headline.

Nice

Eat your cake and have it- WRONG
Have your cake and eat it- RIGHT

Hello. Kilode? I don't understand English.

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Nice write up bro.

Nize right hup.
The person above me copy wetin I wan talk, he no know say I go do correction before I submit.

itzzhoneybee:
These ones aren't dah common dere r so many other common ones

dear,
would u mind mentioning them,
it Will really epp a people in need

Newboss:
Eat your cake and have it- WRONG

Have your cake and eat it- RIGHT

Oga, I think they say " you can't eat your cake and have it" na proverb o

You see that Number 4 ehn, I never heard it in use till I came up north to work. They use it here like kilode!
And the tin fit to vex me die whenever I hear them say it. Ironically I laugh when I hear it said cos its amusing to me

vargasvictory:
1. Behind the sheets


It's common you hear people talk about what happens in their bed thereby making use of 'Behind the sheets'. Actually the correct line is "BETWEEN THE SHEETS"


2. I could care less

You're in a situation, probably angered by someone, in a bid to get back at him/her, you say 'I could care less', this is wrong because the sentence actually means you're concerned about the situation. The correct phase is "I COULDN'T CARE LESS"


3. First-come, First serve

This one is very popular among the Nigerians, because it talks about feeding the monsters in our belly, and it's a common notion that if you're on time you would be attended to early enough. the right sentence is "FIRST-COME, FIRST SERVED"


4. Cousin brother/sister

You hear people say, 'He's my cousin brother'. The word cousin is a noun and not an adjective, making it irrelevant to describe the gender of the cousin. "SHE'S MY COUSIN" is just about right.


5. Marriage v Wedding

A lot of us substitute Marriage for Wedding and vice versa, whilst this is wrong.
"WEDDING" is the ceremony where you get married and "MARRIAGE" is the state of being married



6. Wreck havoc

You see headlines with 'All he did was wreck havoc'. Now that's clearly wrong. The correct phrase should be "ALL HE DID WAS WREAK HAVOC"


7. Breath/Breath

A BREATH is the air we inhale or exhale while BREATHE is the act of inhaling or exhaling


Dropping my pen at this stage

No 4 is not clear to me, i am good on the rest. Thanks though, insightful post.

Maybelconor:
Very educative, we tend to use a lot of phrases incorrectly. More examples,

Extreme end.
Each one worse than the next
Irregardless

Extreme end is tautology.

Who uses the rest?