English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
COMMON ERRORS
I ~was opportuned~ to be at the programme (nonstandard).
I had *an opportune moment* to be at the programme (standard).
I had *the opportunity* to be at the programme (standard).
Note that “opportuned” is non-existent in English, and “opportune” is an adjective. If something happens at an opportune time or is opportune, it happens at the time that is most convenient for someone or most likely to lead to success:
The timing of the meeting was opportune. ✅ (meaning it was a right time).
I should come around if I’m ~chanced~ to do so (nonstandard).
I should come if I have a *chance* to do so (standard).
Chance, as a verb, means to risk something or to happen or do something by chance and the past tense and past participle is chanced:
Don’t chance your life savings on a single investment. ✅
I chanced to be in the hall when the vice chancellor arrived. ✅
I was chanced to be in the hall when the vice chancellor arrived. ❌
GAB
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