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South Africa vs Nigerian.

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Dear Parents, do not be in a hurry/ Rush to buy new textbooks this new session.

Make inquiries about the newly introduced/scrapped subjects due to the adjustments made in our curriculum

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When we talk about water being safe to drink, do we say 'Portable' or 'Potable'?

To find the answer, let us get the meaning of both words.

🌼 PORTABLE

This is an adjective that means something being 'easy to carry or to move'.

🔹 Examples:

✅ That is a portable TV.

✅ The teacher brought a portable speaker to class for the listening exercise.

✅ I bought a portable fan that I can take with me anywhere.

✅ Her laptop is small and portable, making it perfect for travel.

✅ We used a portable stove while camping in the forest.

We're not talking about the person who sang 'Zazoo'. 😅

🌼 POTABLE

This means 'safe to drink'.

🔹 Examples:

✅ During emergencies, people rely on stored potable water.

✅ The government is working to supply potable water to rural areas.

✅ Rainwater can become potable if properly treated.

✅ Access to potable water is a basic human need.

✅ Without potable water, the risk of disease increases.

So whenever you're talking about water being safe to drink, the right adjective to use is 'potable'.

Have you heard of ALPHA and OMEGA before?

Have you used THETA and PI in Mathematics?

Have you come across SIGMA and OMICRON?

Well, these are letters of the Greek alphabet which have become part of the English language.

The Greek alphabet contains 24 letters.

Wanna learn them? Let's go!

🌼 Alpha – Α, α /ˈælfə/ (AL-fuh)

🌼 Beta – Β, β /ˈbi:tə/ (BEE-tuh)

🌼 Gamma – Γ, γ /ˈɡæmə/ (GAM-uh)

🌼 Delta – Δ, δ /ˈdɛltə/ (DEL-tuh)

🌼 Epsilon – Ε, ε /ˈɛpsɪlən/ or /ˈɛpsɪlɒn/ (EP-si-lon)

🌼 Zeta – Ζ, ζ /ˈzi:tə/ (ZEE-tuh)

🌼 Eta – Η, η /ˈiːtə/ (EE-tuh)

🌼 Theta – Θ, θ /ˈθiːtə/ (THEE-tuh)

🌼 Iota – Ι, ι /aɪˈəʊtə/ (eye-OH-tuh)

🌼 Kappa – Κ, κ /ˈkæpə/ (KAP-uh)

🌼 Lambda – Λ, λ /ˈlæmdə/ (LAM-duh)

🌼 Mu – Μ, μ /mjuː/ (MYOO)

🌼 Nu – Ν, ν /njuː/ (NEW)

🌼 Xi – Ξ, ξ /ksaɪ/, /ksi/ or /zaɪ/ (KSIGH, KSI or ZAI)

🌼 Omicron – Ο, ο /ˈɒmɪkrɒn/ (OM-i-cron)

🌼 Pi – Π, π /paɪ/ (PIE)

🌼 Rho – Ρ, ρ /rəʊ/ (ROH)

🌼 Sigma – Σ, σ/ς /ˈsɪɡmə/ (SIG-muh)

🌼 Tau – Τ, τ /tɔː/ (TAW)

🌼 Upsilon – Υ, υ /ˈʊpsɪlɒn/ or /ˈjuːpsɪlɒn/ (OOP-si-lon or YOOP-si-lon)

🌼 Phi – Φ, φ /faɪ/ or /fiː/ (FIE or FEE)

🌼 Chi – Χ, χ /kaɪ/ or /xɪ/ (KAI or guttural KH)

🌼 Psi – Ψ, ψ /psaɪ/ (PSY)

🌼 Omega – Ω, ω → /ˈəʊmɪɡə/ or /oʊˈmeɪɡə/ (OH-mi-guh or oh-MAY-guh

Please note that the English pronunciations given here may be quite different from the ways they are originally pronounced in ancient or modern Greek.

Now tell me, which of these letters have you heard of or used?