Mistakes in English usageGaniu BamgboeFebruary 7, 2018The following nouns are single entities but they appear like plural and they take the plural verb: Her WHEREABOUTS ARE ... Read More
Common mistakes in EnglishGaniu BamgboeJanuary 30, 2018This is good news (not, a good news). That is preferable (not, more preferable) The participants were not ... Read More
Examples of homophones in EnglishGaniu BamgboeJanuary 30, 2018You/ewe Jail/gaol Sweet/suite Key/quay The second words in the pairs are pronounced like the first. GAB ... Read More
Errors in Nigerian EnglishGaniu BamgboeJanuary 30, 2018So you should know that: To be lousy is to be bad (not, to be talkative). “To barb” ... Read More