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10 Embarrassingly Non-existing Phrases That Are Hurting Your Writing, We Are All Guilty Of NŌ9 by LoverBoy(m) : 9:54 am |
There is nothing as embarrassing as being ignorantly confident in error. You may have, on one or two instances, be posing off with some words/phrases, not knowing you’re deep in the pool of mistake; they’re non-existing phrases. There could make you fell terribly bad after crafting out a ‘beautiful’ post around an idea. Embarrassing? Jaw-dropping ? You do the job. Use whatever words suits you, my dear. You’re at liberty! After observing conversations and reading through piles of texts, I found out that you, like many others, could have used these wrong, rather non-existing phrases: Plumby: Chances are that you’ve used this word to paint your friend who has some lump of flesh attached to his frame. Maybe I would forgive you because it is “Nigerian English.†There is no need adding “y†to plumb when referring to that friend who has some fleshy meat glued to his bony structure. Wrong: George’s girlfriend’s not plumby. Right: George’s girlfriend’s not chubby/plumb. Complimentary Card “I’ll send give him my complimentary card“. That’s a wrong way to tell someone you’ll give him your BUSINESS CARD. If you use complimentary, it means that you’re giving out a free copy of your product. That informs why you have “COMPLIMENTARY COPY,†used as a promotional device by intellectual property owners. Wrong: I gave Uche my complimentary card. Right: I gave Uche my business card. Delta citizen/indigenes This one has been popularised by the media but some principalities in high places say that “indigene†is not an English word. I was wondering, when I read “Delta citizens†in the news the other time, if my state had finally gotten independence and became a country. Never say: “Delta citizens†since Delta is not a country or Delta indigenes. Wrong: Delta state indigenes/citizens have been largely peaceful amidst the economic Kung Fu. Right: Delta state natives have been largely peaceful amidst the economic Kung Fu. Poke Nose I know you used to tell your neighbour not to poke nose into your affairs again. But unku, it’s actually poke your nose into your affairs. Wrong: Stop poke nosing into my affairs, biko! Right: Don’t poke your nose into my affairs, e jor! Luxurious Bus Trust me, I heard and used this confidently while growing up until the scales fell off my eyes. Nigerians use it to describe a large bus which can take in more persons than the normal bus. Wrong: I took a luxurious Bus to Ikeja on Saturday. Right: I took a luxury bus to Ikeja today. Comity of Nation If you’re a politically inclined person, you know that this is used in reference to the gathering of nations. However, that is a wrong judgement of the phrase. Comity of nation is the respect countries have for one another. Wrong: Nigeria is envied in the comity of nations. Right: Nigeria is envied in the community of nations. Barbing Salon. No much talk on this as there is no word as “barbing†in that context. Wrong: I went to the barbing salon. Right: I went to the hair salon. Screen touch In this digital age, you may have been guilty of using it to describe a mobile device that responds to touch. However, that’s wrong. See how to use it: Wrong: My phone is a screen touch. Right: My phone is touch screen. You can add yours with the comment box below. The post 10 Embarrassingly Non-existing Phrases That Are Hurting Your Writing, We Are All Guilty Of NŌ9 appeared first on Naijaloaded | Nigeria No. 1 Online Portal.
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