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Let’s Teach Our Children The Right English by Domsmart(m): 9:23am On Jul 21, 2022
LET'S TEACH OUR KIDS THE RIGHT ENGLISH.

It's "spaghetti" not "supergetti"
It's "lagging behind" not "lacking behind"
It's "expatiate" not "expantiate"
It's "penalty" not "penarity"�
It's "tuck in" not "tore in"
It is "without mincing words" and not "without mixing words"
It's "steer clear" not "stay clear".
It's "sail through" not "scale through".
It's "standard living" not "sandalili."
It's "oh singers sing on" not "o singo singo"
Its "brisket bone" not "biscuit bone".
It's "rack your brain" not "crack your brain"
It's "the end" or "extreme", not "extreme end'.
It's "put to birth" not "put to bed"
It's a "penthouse" and not "a painthouse".
It's "cervix opened" not "service open"
It's "enmity" not "enemity"
It is "at this juncture" not "junction".
It's "Postpone' not 'Prospone".
It's "as and when due", not "as at when due"
It's "rainy season" not "raining season."
It's "adding salt to injury" and not "adding insult to injury".
It's "pronunciation" not "pronounciation"
It's "a little" or "a bit" not "a little bit"
It's "fork" not "ferk"
It's "grateful" not 'greatful"
It's "lycra skirt" not "lacra skirt"
It's "national anthem" not "item"
Re: Let’s Teach Our Children The Right English by anthonyuncle(m): 11:03am On Jul 21, 2022
Domsmart:
LET'S TEACH OUR KIDS THE RIGHT ENGLISH.

you wey wan teach children sef, the sentence wey you compose dey wrong cool

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