Language and Style

Language and Style
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Grammatical Concord and Collaborative Writing

I guess one of the reasons for the…

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Fort

From Another Reader: Fort, Forte, Fourth, Forth

One of our readers writes as follows: “Good…

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From a Reader: Haven, Haven’t, Having

Our discussion today is guided by a request…

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Awash, Living

Sample 1: “Naija News reports that social media…

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Former, Formal, Win, Defeat

Sample 1: “Recall that Osinbajo was formally a…

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been

Difference between Been and Being

Sample 1: “John Ewa, a kidnap kingpin, arrested…

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Few

Some, Few and Other Quantifiers

Sample: “Tinubu’s return to Ogun State comes after…

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Personnel, Other, Order

Sample 1: “The senior military personnel was stopped…

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Order

Personnel, Other, Order

Sample 1: “The senior military personnel was stopped…

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Yoruba language

Group sensitises parents on importance of Yoruba language, bilingualism

Indigenous language-oriented outfit, the Àwíyé Òwe Yorùbá Project,…

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Assume, Resume; Bother, Border; Accuse, Allege

Sample 1: “The newly inaugurated Nigerian President, Bola…

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Defeat

Former, Formal, Win, Defeat

Sample 1: “Recall that Osinbajo was formally a…

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Belief, Believe, Relief, Relieve, Proof, Prove

Sample 1: “…Adebayo appeared to hold the believe…

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Proof and Prove Again

Sample 1: “You cannot proof somebody with 8.9m…

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Differ, Defer

Sample 1: “…Prof. Itse Sagay called out supporters…

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Basis, Bases, Perpetrate, Perpetuate

Sample 1: “He insisted the former Anambra State…

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Transcend and Beyond, Formal, Former

Sample 1: “Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki,…

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Will Lie Low

Sample 1: “Benue State youths trooped out on…

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Differ, Defer

Sample 1: “…Prof. Itse Sagay called out supporters…

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DO: Negation, Question, Tense, Concord

Sample 1: “…a lot of Nigerians would not…

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