Mixed Grill

I devote this week's lesson to reflect on past attempt to correct the anomalies and blind spots inherent in the language spoken by billions of people across the globe, English....

Another in the class of homophone, or sound alike expressions, "cause" and "course," writers, especially for learners of the language, should be wary of. To the average user of the...

It may sound simple at first look, the jargons "situation," and "utilise," phrases that have survived over time and still sound fresh, but little did we know that they are...

The average user of the language, to even the sophisticated individual who can boast of mastering to some extent, the spoken and written word, often overlook the utter abuse of...

Another dangerous intruder to the English vocabulary, as one of the language purists would have it, is the three-syllable word, "actually," commonly verbalised by even the most polished and educated...

Can one describe the seeming noise surrounding the word "route" as controversial, or just some mischieve makers who insist on adulterating or mixing the Queen's English pronunciation, in this case,...

To some Nigerian English pragmatists and enthusiasts, that the Oxford English Dictionary has bow to pressure by adding to the ever-expanding vocabularies, about 20 Nigerian words and slangs, did not...

For those of you who are familiar with the character, Mrs. Malaprop in Sheridan's play, "The Rivals," written in 1775, gave birth to the noun, malapropism- the unintentional misuse of...

It's clear from evidence and information at our disposal that often, people, especially composers of the words, are uncertain whether to pluralise the nouns, "evidence," and "information," in similar cases...

It has become imperative to take a second look at phonetics as the science concerned with pronunciation and the presentation of speech sound. Owing to our regional dialectic influence, or...