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TODAY'S ENGLISH CONVERSATION

JENNY: I don't understand the NOISE of the birds this late night. What's happening?!

LECTURER: You can't tell what the CHATTERING or CHIRPING (not NOISE) of the birds means at any time.

JENNY: Ok sir, so let's talk about the job you want me to do in your company.

LECTURER: Yeah, we will talk about your JOB DESCRIPTION (not JOB I WANT YOU TO DO) in the company.

JENNY: I see your office really has FEW STAFF or FEW WORKERS.

LECTURER: Yeah Jenny, the office is really UNDERSTAFFED.

JENNY: Sir, so you live in the UNDERGROUND of your house?

LECTURER: 🤣😆😆, yeah, I live in the BASEMENT (not UNDERGROUND) of the house.

JENNY: Sir, you know I was ANGRY when I heard of it.

LECTURER: Oh really! Why were you OFFENDED (not ANGRY)?

JENNY: I don't even know but I almost wanted to OFFLOAD my anger on you when I saw you.

LECTURER: But, I still don't understand why you would want to UNLOAD (Not OFFLOAD) your anger on me or anyone else.

JENNY: It is because the guy I met was TALKING CARELESSLY to me.

LECTURER: So how does his TAUNTING you (not TALKING CARELESSLY) translate to anger?

JENNY: He did not want to understand that I SENIOR him with ten whole years.

LECTURER: Don't worry, I will let him know that you are TEN WHOLE YEARS OLDER THAN he (not YOU SENIOR HIM WITH TEN WHOLE YEARS).

JENNY: Sir, but ME, I will deal with him if I find out that I am older.

LECTURER: Why didn't you just say "I" (not ME, I ) will deal with him?

JENNY: I always train for trouble days SHOULD IN CASE.

LECTURER: So you're always ready for trouble JUST IN CASE (not SHOULD IN CASE)?

JENNY: I shall ROUND UP very soon so I can start to fight anyone I see on the road who makes troubles with me.

LECTURER: I hope your ROUNDING OFF (not ROUNDING UP) is not to go make troubles because some persons will beat you before you can be sorry.

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TODAY'S ENGLISH CONVERSATION.

MR JUDE: Sir, we are FACING a lot of troubles where we stay. You won't understand.

LECTURER: Mr Jude, no matter the troubles you are FACED (not FACING), you will sail through.

MR JUDE: I have tried to always do IMPRESSIVE things to INTEREST you but you don't always acknowledge, why?

LECTURER: You see, Mr Jude, no matter how INTERESTING (not IMPRESSIVE) the things you do, being IMPRESSIVE (not INTERESTING) is not easy with me.

NOTE.
You do INTERESTING things or you are INTERESTING to IMPRESS another person. You get impressed with something interesting.

MR JUDE: I visited the SHOES SHINER to shine your pair of shoes for the journey, but you didn't notice it.

LECTURER: Oh, well, I did, just that I did not like how the SHOESHINE PERSON (not SHOE SHINER) polished the pair of shoes.

MR JUDE: Ah! sir, you like to FIND TROUBLE. What do you even gain?

LECTURER: Mr Jude, I gain troubles of course 🤣🤣. Anyone who likes to MAKE (not FIND) TROUBLE or who likes troubles must experience troubles.

MR JUDE: But sir, you know we have a lot AT HAND, let us not be distracted so we can accomplish all before nightfall.

LECTURER: Yeah, now you're right, we have a lot IN THE HAND ( not AT HAND). We won't be distracted.

NOTE.
~AT HAND means soon to come or yet to come.
~ IN THE HAND means already here or at present.

MR JUDE: I am really worried that I don't have anything PRESENTLY to offer the men at work.

LECTURER: I guess you mean that you don't have anything in the now to offer the men at work; then, you say AT PRESENT, (not PRESENTLY)

NOTE.
~PRESENTLY means very soon or in the future.
~AT PRESENT means NOW.

MR JUDE: But, I shall bear it though. After all, DISAPPOINTMENT, they say is a BLESSING.

LECTURER: Oh really?! Mr Jude, it is DISAPPOINTMENT is a LESSON (not a BLESSING)

MR JUDE: Hmmm 😂😃😂... Ok, but please sir, next time try to HORN or BLOW THE HORN before overtaking a car. I didn't like this drive at all.

LECTURER: Yes Mr Jude, I will HOOT or HONK (not HORN or BLOW HORN) before overtaking any car. Thank you for observing.

MR JUDE: You're welcome sir. You know I am also a good driver and very POPULAR IN the business.

LECTURER: Yeah, I didn't know you were this good at driving until today and to know you're POPULAR WITH (not POPULAR IN) the business is amazing.

MR JUDE: I am sir. Just that sometimes, I don't like to CONFORM WITH rules of driving. They are too time consuming.

LECTURER: Oh wow 😃😃, how are you then a good driver when you can't CONFORM TO (not CONFORM WITH) rules of driving?! You need to learn patience.

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TODAY'S ENGLISH CONVERSATION

FRANK: Hello sir, I have A GOOD NEWS for you.

LECTURER: Mr Frank, GOOD NEWS (not A GOOD NEWS) for me?!

FRANK: Yes sir! Your wife just DELIVERED a baby girl.

LECTURER: Oh wow! You mean my wife DELIVERED OF (not DELIVERED) a baby girl?

FRANK: Yes sir. The process of PUTTING TO BIRTH was not easy for her at all.

LECTURER: So she PUT TO BED (not PUT TO BIRTH) in hard labour? Thank God for her life.

FRANK: Yeah, I believe the lady with her has already worn her STOCKINGS to avoid a cold feet.

LECTURER: Oh, ok. But I hope it is not too early to wear her SOCKS (not STOCKINGS) on her feet?

NOTE 1.
Stockings are worn on the legs but socks are worn on the feet.

NOTE 2.
Ladies usually wear stockings. It might also be called leggings.

FRANK: Sir, but you know, I really don't like the way your sister adds INSULTS to INJURY 🤣🤣 when it's about your wife.

LECTURER: I know how my sister can be sometimes, adding SALTS to INJURY (not INSULTS to INJURY) But I will speak with her.

FRANK: Sir, since your wife owns the house where she STAYS, why don't you come on a visit to stay for some days.

LECTURER: Yeah Frank, she owns the house she LIVES (not STAYS) but I cannot still stay with her for now. I have a lot in the hand.

NOTE:
~To STAY refers to a temporary residence.
~To LIVE refers to a permanent residence.

EXAMPLES:
1. I STAY (not LIVE) in a rented apartment.
2. I LIVE (not STAY) in my own house

FRANK: Ok sir. I was only concerned since you said your house has been COVERED BY flood.

LECTURER: Yeah, my house has been COVERED WITH (not COVERED BY) flood. But, I feel somehow to move in with my wife.

FRANK: Hmmm. I am praying that we men will find the CURE OF this pride we have towards our wives someday.

LECTURER: Mr Frank. Mine is not really pride. It's the work in my hands. But I enjoin you to pray that we will find the CURE FOR (not CURE OF) our pride as men.

FRANK: You said you will LEAVE Yenagoa TO LAGOS; have you left sir?

LECTURER: Yes, Mr Frank, I intend to LEAVE Yenagoa FOR (not LEAVE TO) Lagos. But not yet.

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NORA: Sir, I suggest you EXPANTIATE on what you just said for the benefits of all.

LECTURER: Alright Miss Nora, I will try to EXPATIATE (not EXPANTIATE) on the points I made.

NORA: Ok sir, please, also remember that some of us did not attend very good primary schools so we are LACKING BEHIND.

LECTURER: 🤣 🤣 🤣, alright Miss Nora, I will do my best to ensure that no one is LAGGING (not LACKING BEHIND)

NORA: We hope that in no time, we shall all SCALE THROUGH with you as our lecturer.

LECTURER: Yeah, it is also my prayer for you all to SAIL THROUGH or SCALE THE HURDLE (not SCALE THROUGH).

NORA: Amen sir. Your prayers remind me a lot of that song we used to sing in church "O SINGO SINGO," PRIASE THE LORD. 🤣🤣🤣

LECTURER: 🤣🤣🤣 Oh you remember the song. I also sang it this way "OH SINGERS SING ON," PRAISE THE LORD (not O SINGO SINGO)

NORA: Sir we really had fun those days of our youths. Our teacher would come to class and lead us in the chorus SANDALILI. I'm sure you know the song.

LECTURER: Oh, yes, I do miss Nora. It is STANDARD LIVING (not SANDALILI) 🤣🤣

NORA: The fun was better for me in the RAINING SEASON. That is why I always wish for that season.

LECTURER: Oh I see. I also like the RAINY SEASON (not RAINING SEASON).

NORA: Hmmmm, sir, the way you correct people in the class, I see serious ENEMITY between you and some of the students soon.

LECTURER: Are you serious Miss Nora?! Why should there be ENMITY (not ENEMITY) between me and anyone? It's for their own good.

NORA: Sir, yes, you are correct, but you also have to reduce it a LITTLE BIT.

LECTURER: Ok, you mean I should reduce my correction a LITTLE or A BIT? (not A LITTLE BIT)

NORA: Yes sir, you know, if not that the class yesterday was PROSPONED, you would have heard a lot from the students.

LECTURER: Oh yes, I did not even ask why the class was POSTPONED. What really happened?

NORA: Sir, sincerely, towards the EXTREME END of your class, it is as if you used to insult the students.

LECTURER: You mean I insult when my class gets to the END or EXTREME (not EXTREME END)? I need to tender my sincere apologies.

NORA: Yes sir, without MISSING/MIXING words.

LECTURER: Oh, well, without MINCING (not MIXING/MISSING) word.

NORA: And please, stop making us CRACK our brains everyday sir.

LECTURER: 🤣 🤣 🤣 Miss Nora, I wish I could stop making you RACK your brains.

NORA: 🤣 😆 😆 🤣 abeg, let me go and eat SUPERGETTI or INDOMIE sir. You like trouble joor.

LECTURER: Please, also get me SPAGHETTI or NOODLES (not SUPERGETTI or INDOMIE)🤣

NORA: Hmmmm, sir, you will STAY CLEAR of my path ooo. Lol 😆🤣

LECTURER: 😃😃 Miss Nora, how can I STEER CLEAR (not STAY CLEAR)? 🤣 You must get your ENGLISH IS SIMPLE and ensure you get your Grammar right.

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TODAY'S ENGLISH CONVERSATION

DEBBY: Last night, sir, we prayed and RAISED UP standards against all our enemies.

LECTURER: Oh you mean you RAISED (not RAISED UP) standards against enemies?

DEBBY: Yes sir, at the NIGHT VIGIL we held in church.

LECTURER: I never knew of the VIGIL/NIGHT WATCH/CHRISTIAN WAKE KEEP (not NIGHT VIGIL).

DEBBY: Oh ok sir. I didn't mention it to you. We really prayed and CAME AGAINST all satanic operations in this Nation.

LECTURER: You mean your pastor asked you guys to COME UP AGAINST (not COME AGAINST) the devil and you guys really CAME UP AGAINST ( not CAME AGAINST) him? 🤣🤣🤣

DEBBY: Yes oo 🤣. We even VIDEOD or DID A VIDEO of the prayer hours. It was awesome!

LECTURER: Miss Debby, you guys prayed and MADE A VIDEO (not VIDEOD or DID A VIDEO). But why will you even MAKE A VIDEO while praying?

DEBBY: Yes sir. So we will know those who were HEALED FROM their diseases in prayers.

LECTURER: So you keep a record of those who are HEALED OF (not HEALED FROM) diseases?

DEBBY: Yes sir. Just the way doctors also keep records of those they CURE FROM any sickness.

LECTURER: And who told you that the church must do same because doctors keep records of those they CURE OF (not CURE FROM) any sickness?

DEBBY: Well, we do it in our church, EXCEPTION OF some cases.

LECTURER: It's ok, if you say EXCEPTION TO or WITH EXCEPTION OF (not EXCEPTION OF or WITH EXCEPTION TO) some cases.

DEBBY: You know the videos also made us realize that some people in church are always LUSTING AFTER people.

LECTURER: Yeah, you're right. Some people in church are always LUST AFTER (not LUSTING AFTER) people.

NOTE 1.
LUST is an action not determined by the person. Such verbs or actions do not take the 'ING' suffix. They are verbs in a state. They are called STATIVE verbs.

NOTE 2.
The Nominal or Noun form of LUST is still LUST which refers to what happens when someone is carried away by something or someone.

DEBBY: But sir, do you not think that those who are lost in church with lust are simply LOSE?

LECTURER: Well, Debby, you might be correct to say they are LOOSE (not LOSE).

NOTE 1.
LOOSE is to submit without resistance, to give in or be enticed while LOSE is to let go. So they do not mean the same.

NOTE 2.
LOOSE is an adjective that describes a noun and does NOT take 'd' as past tense suffix (as in loosed) while LOSE is an irregular verb in present tense. The past tense is LOST.

NOTE 3.
LOOSE is pronounced /lu:s/ while LOSE is pronounced /lu:z/. The difference is /s/ and /z/

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TODAY'S ENGLISH CONVERSATION.

FRANCIS: Sir, I asked the lady the cost of the TROUSER in her SHOP. Guess what she said!

LECTURER: What did she say was the cost of A PAIR OF TROUSERS (not TROUSER) in her BOUTIQUE (not SHOP)?

FRANCIS: She had not mentioned when NEPA BROUGHT LIGHT and we left. 🤣😂

LECTURER: Oh, you mean she had not mentioned when NEPA SUPPLIED/RESTORED POWER (not BROUGHT LIGHT or UP NEPA)?

FRANCIS: Hmmmm. You won't believe that just before we could arrive home, NEPA TOOK THEIR LIGHT BACK 🤣🤣🤣.

LECTURER: So you are saying there was POWER OUTAGE, POWER FAILURE or POWER INTERRUPTION (not NEPA TOOK THEIR LIGHT BACK) before you could arrive home?

FRANCIS: Yes sir, I almost sustained an OPEN TEETH because of the fall I had when I slipped in the room.

LECTURER: Oh wow, so sorry about that. But you know a GAP TOOTH (not OPEN TEETH) would have been perfect for you. What do you think?

FRANCIS: Thank God I didn't sustain much injury. I would have been the ESCAPE GOAT of NEPA power failure.

LECTURER: Yes, I am happy for you. You, really, would have been the SCAPE GOAT (not ESCAPE GOAT) of NEPA power failure.

FRANCIS: You can imagine what would have happened to me thereafter, more illness and the rest of them, you JUST NAME IT.

LECTURER: My dear Francis, I can not just CALL IT (not NAME IT), but I can understand what pain you would have been through by now.

FRANCIS: I also thank God I didn't LOSS my pen in the process. How would I have gotten another?

LECTURER: Yeah, I really understand you. Thank God you didn't LOSE (not LOSS) your pen

NOTE:
~LOSE is a Verb in present tense and it is used where the action has not happened, did not happen or will not happen.

~LOST is the past tense of LOSE for actions that have happened before the speaker is speaking or that are supposed to or being predicted to have happened at a certain time in the future

EXAMPLES:
1. I have LOST my pen (past)
2. I shall have LOST my pen by then (future-past)

~LOSS is the Noun or Nominal form of the Verb LOSE or LOST.

~When you LOSE something, what has happened is a LOSS and when presented in the past tense is LOST.

EXAMPLE:
1. Wrong: I told you not to LOSS my pen and you LOST it. How do I cope with this LOSS now?

2. Right: I told you not to LOSE my pen and you LOST it. How do I cope with this LOSS now?

FRANCIS: Thank you sir. At least I own MY OWN house now, so I will not lose things anyhow like I used to when I stayed AT Agudama-Epie.

LECTURER: Hmmm. Mr Francis, you OWN YOUR (not OWN YOUR OWN) house but you used to lose your pen when you stayed IN (not AT) Agudama-Epie.

NOTE:
~You stay AT (a home or house address)
~ON ( a street)
~IN (a town or more popular location)

EXAMPLES:
1. I stay (AT) 33, New GRA, PHASE 2, (ON) Transformer road, (IN) Agudama Epie

2. I stay (AT) 33, NEW GRA, PHASE 2, (ON) Transformer road (IN) Agudama-Epie (IN) Yenagoa LGA (IN) Bayelsa State.

FRANCIS: Ok sir. Thank you so much. BE REST ASSURED that I will make you proud.

LECTURER: Ok Francis, I AM (a form of BE Verbs) ASSURED or I REST, ASSURED (not I AM REST ASSURED) that you will be make me proud.

NOTE:
~BE AND REST are Verbs in a state or verbs describing the state in which something or someone is and have the same meaning in use here.

~It is either you say BE ASSURED or REST ASSURED, (not BE REST ASSURED) 🤣🤣🤣🤣

EXAMPLES:
1. Wrong: I want you to BE REST ASSURED.
2. Right: I want you to REST, ASSURED. Or
3. Right: I want you to BE ASSURED.

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