NewStats: 3,264,930 , 8,185,111 topics. Date: Thursday, 12 June 2025 at 08:11 PM 6y4r39

hardbody:


Extreme end is tautology.

Who uses the rest?

A lot of people actually. Never heard anyone say irregardless of the fact that.....?

joepentwo:

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

Would u do d honours of helping me mention them

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

na so

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Lol.

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frenchwine:
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

No be lie bro

I concur but....

he tire me o

sotall:

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

nicely [email protected] the news recently and noticed "rebel" was pronounced as "reble"

Nice write-up Oga Vargasvictory

You forgot to add this

Still yet

It's grammatically wrong to use this word side by side, because each of these words can stand independently, so there's no need for unnecessary repetition. That is, it's either you use "still" in a sentence or substitute it with "yet". Don't use them side by side

I stand to be corrected because we are all learning.

frankly speaking.. u no eh eh....Nigerians...........ahh I have forgot what I want to spoke about.. who stole my brain here

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Even the sentence constructed on the picture isn't grammatically correct.

Tha last one the op made mistakes also at the header

MossLuv:


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

The reverse is the real one. I learnt that some years back. People have been misquoting it.

bonifieldstun:
Ooooo sorry u where saying??

Were not where

You forgot the big one 'am'.

Am coming.
Am eating.

itzzhoneybee:

Would u do d honours of helping me mention them

i d flow widt pigin alws, u knw mistake no d de 4pigin.. abeg epp me sister

joepentwo:

i d flow widt pigin alws, u knw mistake no d de 4pigin..
abeg epp me sister

for private lessons

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

your #2 is very very wrong. The correct way is to actually say you could care less. Which simply means; you CANNOT CARE about the ish





When you say yu couldn't care less you're simply implying that you-could-not-care-less which simply means you there is no way you would not care about the ish.



And don't argue it with me.....save yourself the embarrassment of me dissecting it further

;okay mr Cambridge tainz mush,,

Very educative thread, OP. I also shared something similar in one of my blog posts as captured below:

15 COMMONLY USED REDUNDANT WORDS

Chances are that you use one of these words, oblivious that they are tautological in nature.

And redundant words, going by definition, are words that do not add anything to statement. Often, one word in a tautological or redundant statement may be all that is needed.

So, I’ve compiled 15 of the commonly used redundant words, proffering alternatives to them. I’m sure you are eager to know them; just come along with me and I’ll show you:

Reverse back: I don’t know if someone can also “reverse front.” It’s a long journey for you to say “reverse back.” Spear yourself the stress and just use REVERSE.

Fellow Colleague: Hmmm. When you say someone is a fellow, it means you already have a relationship with such person, especially in the work place. Your colleague is your fellow, don’t waste your words; there is no need to add “fellow” to “colleague.” Just “colleague” will do the work.

Stand Up: Really? Do people stand down? Simply use “stand” and you are good to go.

Night Vigil: Vigils are always held at night. Don’t compound matters. “I went for a vigil” will do.

From today henceforth: You’re better off saying “Henceforth”, “From today.”

Extreme end : Use “extreme or end instead of the duo.

Still yet: They are synonymous words and should be used in place of each other, not together.

Dinner night: Are dinners eaten at noon? No. Rather use “dinner” and ignore the night.

Bending Corner: A “bend” is a “corner.”

Short Knickers: You call it “shorts”

Funeral Service: Even the media has wrongly adopted this as the right phrase. This is tautology since a funeral is always a service.You’re better off with “funeral” instead of “Funeral Service.”

Sit down: Better off as “sit.”

“Enter Inside”: Do you “enter outside before?” So, let it just be: “enter.”

“white teeth” Seriously? Maybe some people’s own are….


http://theflowingink.com/15-commonly-used-redundant-words/

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tosyne2much:
Nice write-up Oga Vargasvictory

You forgot to add this

Still yet

It's grammatically wrong to use this word side by side, because each of these words can stand independently, so there's no need for unnecessary repetition. That is, it's either you use "still" in a sentence or substitute it with "yet". Don't use them side by side

I stand to be corrected because we are all learning.

you're very right

SuperSuave:
Even the sentence constructed on the picture isn't grammatically correct.

Gbam

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

Op what of this one, which of them is correct, " give her her book, give him him book and give him his book? Just learning o..

MossLuv:


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

newboss is right

Many Nigerians mistake hearse to ambulance.
Ambulance is used to carry sick or accident victims to the hospital while hearse is use to carry corpse from moutuary to place of funeral.

oodua1stson:
your #2 is very very wrong. The correct way is to actually say you could care less. Which simply means; you CANNOT CARE about the ish





When you say yu couldn't care less you're simply implying that you-could-not-care-less which simply means you there is no way you would not care about the ish.



And don't argue it with me.....save yourself the embarrassment of me dissecting it further

Argue with yourself

http://learnersdictionary.com/qa/I-COULDN-T-care-less-or-I-COULD-care-less

OP I 4th hi K I new you from Harvard University

I couldn't care less.

Nice1