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How to avoid faulty parallelism (opens the original)
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There is an error in each of the following sentences. Let’s quickly study them and identify the problems. We enjoyed eating, swimming and to play table tennis. They planned to sweep the room, to clean the rug and changing the curtains. They not only commended the student but also giving him N100,000. For the first sentence, it is understandable that the person involved is a fruit seller, that is a fruiterer. And the three fruits she sells are clearly identified. Structure-wise, however, the stat
Travel register: ‘Deported back’ and four other errors you should avoid (opens the original)
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The ongoing abrupt end of the sojourn of many Nigerians in South Africa has made the word ‘repatriate’ a constant currency. At the same time, it has exposed an error that usually romances it. This happens when some write or say ‘repatriate back’, as the Federal Government brings back our people who have been suffering xenophobic adversity in SA. On its own, ‘repatriate’ means to send or bring a person, money, or an item back to their own or its original country, according to Cambridge Dictionary
Say after me: pack, park, peck, perk (opens the original)
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Even if you cannot hear and say after me, pronounce the words loud so that you can hear them. It is a way of welcoming you to another phonology diet in this class. Pack, park, peck and perk spell and sound alike, but they should not be pronounced the same way. The reason is that the vowel element in each has a distinct sound which is, unfortunately, often confused with the others’. Pack: This is comparatively easy to pronounce. After all, the letter ‘a’ in it comes out as the short A in common w
Elumelu and the ‘Tony’ girl: The world of English honorifics (2) (opens the original)
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In continuation of our discussion of the scare caused by the young lady who recently addressed leading businessman, Mr Tony Elumelu, by his first name, I will first offer some tips on how to avoid the mistake she made. Last week, we established the personal honorifics available to show courtesy, especially in formal situations like the UBA’s graduate trainee programme where Elumelu was interacting with the youths. We shall cover other categories of honorifics today, but I will first offer the ti
Elumelu and the ‘Tony’ girl: The world of English honorifics (1) (opens the original)
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The recent encounter between a graduate trainee and popular businessman, Mr Tony Elumelu, drew our attention back to honorifics. In English, honorifics are titles used before a person’s name to show respect, courtesy, or status. Although English may not boast as many honorific expressions and gestures as the typical African language does — like Yoruba, which has a different personal pronoun, ‘e’ (you), for elders as opposed to ‘o’ for young people — it surely has enough to show courtesy. The you
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