I'm a Nigerian and English is not my local dialect but we are colonized by the Great Britain making English language to be our official language. Yes, we are taught English language in school but you don't expect every Nigerians to match up with the British in terms of spoken English. Don't get me wrong we speak good English yet we have some setbacks speaking the language.
Incorrect English Spoken By Nigerian
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Do you know there are some words we wrongly use or say in the English language? Some will say I am s science student, I don't need to know how to speak English or develop my English. But the truth of the matter is we need to brush up our English. In order for us to be respected and alive in our environment.
Imagine if you see a marketer, so speaks to you fluently in good English, how will you feel?
Let's take a look and some errors and the correct usage;
Wrong: tomorrow is the Christian wake keep
Right: tomorrow is the Christian wake
Wrong: I was bitten by the rain.
Right: I was drenched by the rain
Wrong: the sun is too hot
Right: the sun is scorching
Wrong: please expanciate
Right: please expatiate
Wrong: dress for me
Right: adjust for me
Wrong: kerosene is for sale
Right: kerosene is on sale here
Wrong: this place was unkept
Right: this place was left unkempt.
Wrong: congratulation for your exam
Right: congratulation on the success of your exam
Wrong: in accordance to the constitution
Right: in accordance with the constitution
Wrong: I am interested on
Right: I am interested in
Wrong: on the long run
Right: in the long run
Wrong: he clocked 20years today
Right: he turned 20 years today
Wrong: give it a trier
Right: give it a try
Wrong: eject out the disc
Right: eject the disc
Wrong: if you see the way he shouted at me
Right: if you see the way he shouted at me
Wrong: the book is titled
Right: the book is entitled
Wrong: in case of incasity
Right: in case of unforeseen circumstances
Wrong: please for the main time
Right: please in the meantime
Wrong: this chicken change
Right: this chicken feed
Wrong: let's discuss about the issue
Right: let's discuss the issue
Wrong: radionics
Right: an electrical repairer
Wrong: you are a talkative
Right: you are talkative
Wrong: please I want to quickly withdraw from the ATM machine
Right: I want to withdraw from the atm
Wrong: he goes to school every day
Right: he goes to school every day
Wrong: he sent him out
Right: he sents him out
Wrong: buckle up
Right: buckle down
Wrong: I am a choir in my church
Right: I am a member of the choir
Wrong: the gateman of our organization
Right: the gatekeeper of our organization
Wrong: ensure u make me proud
Right: ensure you do me proud
Wrong: birds of the same feathers
Right: birds of a feather flocks together
Wrong: it was an accident
Right: it happened accidentally
Wrong: I don't like drawing water from the well
Right: am so stressed I do not really like fetching water from the well
Wrong: I will branch at your house
Right: I will call by at your house
Wrong: you better stop
Right: you had better stop it
Wrong: why do you dress like that, talk in your shirt
Right: talk your shirt in
Wrong: wonder shall never end
Right: wonder shall never seize
Wrong: I will branch at your house
Right: I will call by at your house
Wrong: I asked after you
Right: I ask for you
( you only ask after a sick person).
I hope we make use of all these things.