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Farooq Kperogi: My word of the year? Dalung’s “Spended.” Here’s Why

by Farooq Kperogiitter It is traditional for dictionaries and grammar mavens to choose their words of the year at the close of the year. Mine is “spended.” It is the…

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Farooq Kperogi: “Outrightly,” “Faithfuls,” “Graduands”: Q and A on Nigerian English and learner Errors

by Farooq Kperogi Over the past few days, I was dragged into many online arguments about the grammatical correctness of certain popular Nigerian English expressions. My responses to these conversations…

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Please, don’t “revert back” to me

Recently my American boss asked me “What's with Nigerians and revert?” I was a bit confused on what she was asking. She then said, “When they want to come back…

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These numbers don’t lie: 12 new surprising findings about dating

by Paul Carrick Brunson Thirty seven percent of the males rated the face looking the most like their own as the most attractive. These Numbers Don’t Lie If you know…

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