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At vs. In: prepositional differences.

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 I'ᴍ ɪɴ Lᴀɢᴏs ᴠs. I'ᴍ ᴀᴛ Lᴀɢᴏs. Aᴛ and Iɴ are two commonly misused prepositions in the English language.  These two prepositions are commonly misused when they are used as prepositions of place and prepositions of time. Therefore, i will specifically examine their usage as prepositions of place. AT is used for small towns and villages. IN is used for large places and countries and towns. 📌 AT= Small towns and Villages. 📌 IN= Large places, countries, and towns. 🌬️ Example: I was born ᴬᵗ Ikeja ᴵⁿ Lagos. Ikeja- small town. Lagos- Large town. 🌬️ Example: I lived  ᴵⁿ Nigeria ᴬᵗ Abuja. Lagos- large place. Abuja- small town. ©️ Oᴋᴀғᴏʀ Uᴄʜᴇ.       Gʀᴀᴍᴍᴀʀ ᴄᴏᴀᴄʜ.

Tʜᴇ ᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴄᴇ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ Sᴇx ᴀɴᴅ Gᴇɴᴅᴇʀ.

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  Tʜᴇ ᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴄᴇ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ Sᴇx ᴀɴᴅ Gᴇɴᴅᴇʀ. Calm your nerves, make sure you read through. Have you ever been given a form to fill and there is a space in the form tagged? Sex:  Gender:  What do you write, male or female, boy or girl, Lol? Historically, the terms “sex” and “gender” have been used interchangeably, but their uses are becoming increasingly distinct, and it is important to understand the differences between the two.    What is sex (in this context)? In general terms, and this context “sex” refers to the biological differences between males and females, such as genitalia and genetic differences. Society typically tells us that there are two sexes: male and female.  For instance, when you see a human with manhood, male reproductive organ, it shows that the sex is male, so, when you see a human with a titty or female reproductive organ it shows that the sex is female, so the physical appearance of humans determine their sex when a human has both male ...

𝟭𝟬 𝗖𝗢𝗥𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗧 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗜𝗡𝗖𝗢𝗥𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗧 𝗘𝗡𝗚𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗛 𝗦𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗦 (𝗕𝗿𝗘).

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🌀  Actions speak louder than voice. ❎  Action speak louder than words. ✅ 🌀  I am an indigene of Anambra state. ❎ I am a native of Anambra state. ✅ 🌀 Chapter what did he ask us to read? ❎  What chapter did he ask us to read? ✅ 🌀 I need a fullscap. ❎  I need a foolscap. ✅ 🌀  You are not serious with your studies. ❎ You are not serious about your studies. ✅ 🌀 The wedding will be upper Saturday. ❎  The wedding will be on Saturday week. ✅ 🌀 Time is against me. ❎ I haven't got much time. ✅ 🌀 All what you said is rubbish. ❎ All that you said is rubbish. ✅ 🌀 We are covered with the blood of Jesus. ❎ We are covered by the blood of Jesus. ✅ 🌀 They celebrated the marriage ceremony in the church. ❎ They celebrated the marriage ceremony in the church building. ✅ 🌀 All protocols duely observed. ❎  All protocol duely observed ✅ (protocol is an uncountable noun). #S͛рⷬeͤaͣᴋⷦIͥmͫрⷬeͤcͨcͨaͣвⷡleͤEͤngliͥs͛hͪ ©️ 〇ⲕᎯ⨍𝖮ᖇ ᑌ⊂Ꮒ∈.       ᎶᖇᎯⲙⲙᎯᖇ ᙅ?...

Time Vocabulary & Mathematical Limerick.

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  Tɪᴍᴇ Vᴏᴄᴀʙᴜʟᴀʀʏ ᴀɴᴅ Mᴀᴛʜᴇᴍᴀᴛɪᴄᴀʟ Lɪᴍᴇʀɪᴄᴋ. 📌 7 ᴅᴀʏs - 1 ᴡᴇᴇᴋ 📌 15 ᴅᴀʏs - Fᴏʀᴛɴɪɢʜᴛ 📌 Sᴄᴏʀᴇ- 20 📌 Gʀᴏss- 144 📌 10 ʏᴇᴀʀs- 1 Dᴇᴄᴀᴅᴇ 📌 25 ʏᴇᴀʀs- Sɪʟᴠᴇʀ Jᴜʙɪʟᴇᴇ 📌 40 ʏᴇᴀʀs- Rᴜʙʏ ᴊᴜʙɪʟᴇᴇ 📌 45 ʏᴇᴀʀs- Sᴀᴘʜɪʀᴇ Jᴜʙɪʟᴇᴇ 📌 50 ʏᴇᴀʀs- Gᴏʟᴅᴇɴ Jᴜʙɪʟᴇᴇ 📌60 ʏᴇᴀʀs- Dɪᴀᴍᴏɴᴅ  Jᴜʙɪʟᴇᴇ 📌 65- Bʟᴜᴇ Sᴀᴘʜɪʀᴇ Jᴜʙɪʟᴇᴇ 📌 75 ʏᴇᴀʀs- Pʟᴀɴᴛɪɴᴜᴍ Jᴜʙɪʟᴇᴇ 📌Gʀᴀɴᴅ- 1000 📌Mʏʀɪᴀᴅ- 10, 000 📌 Cᴇɴᴛᴜʀʏ- 100 📌 1000- ᴍɪʟʟᴇɴɴɪᴜᴍ 📌AM = Aɴᴛᴇ ᴍᴇʀɪᴅɪᴇᴍ: Bᴇғᴏʀᴇ ɴᴏᴏɴ 📌 PM = Pᴏsᴛ ᴍᴇʀɪᴅɪᴇᴍ: Aғᴛᴇʀ ɴᴏᴏɴ ©️ 𝙊𝙠𝙖𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙐𝙘𝙝𝙚      𝙂𝙧𝙖𝙢𝙢𝙖𝙧 𝘾𝙤𝙖𝙘𝙝

𝗜𝗱𝗶𝗼𝗺: 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲

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  📌#𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐀𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐈𝐝𝐢𝐨𝐦𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐔𝐂  𝗜𝗱𝗶𝗼𝗺: 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲. 📌 Meaning: If you say that someone gives you chapter and verse on a particular subject, you are emphasizing that they tell you every detail about it. To give exact information about something. It means to provide full, specific, and authoritative information to support some quote, question, or issue at hand. Can also be used with similar verbs such as "offer," "cite," quote,". 🌬️ Examples. 📑 I know the chapter and Verse of the death of Ken Saro Wiwa. 📑 I can't quote you chapter and verse, but u think it's a line from Shakespeare' _Macbeth._ 📑 She came home and gave me chapter and verse about going to his place after a drink.   ©️ Oᴋᴀғᴏʀ Uᴄʜᴇ      Gʀᴀᴍᴍᴀʀ Cᴏᴀᴄʜ.

Idiom: To Eat Humble Pie

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  #𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐀𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐈𝐝𝐢𝐨𝐦𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐔𝐂 📌 𝗜𝗱𝗶𝗼𝗺: 𝗧𝗼 𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗽𝗶𝗲 📌 Meaning: If you eat humble pie, it means you speak or behave in a way which tells people that you admit you were wrong about something. To eat humble pie, in common usage, is to face humiliation and subsequently apologize for a serious mistake. To eat humble pie means to make a humble apology and accept humiliation. 📌 For example: 🌬️ After vehemently arguing, he discovered his basic illogicality and had to eat humble pie before his associates. 🌬️ After boasting that his company could outperform the industry's best, he's been forced to eat humble pie. ©️ 𝗢𝗸𝗮𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗨𝗰𝗵𝗲     𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵

Dᴇᴠᴏᴜᴛ ᴠs. Dᴇᴠᴏᴜᴛᴇᴅ: Sᴇᴍᴀɴᴛɪᴄ ᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴄᴇs

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  𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘃𝘀. 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗱: 𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 Which of these words ,'Devoted' or 'Devout' is correct in the context of religion? The word 'Devoted' is an adjective which means giving someone or something a lot of love and attention. 🧶 For example, Dr. Efosa was devoted to her sister.  However, using the word "Devoted" to describe someone who is deeply religious or has a very strong belief in a religion is a misuse of semantics (Meaning)  e.g.  📌 Mr. Sam is a devoted Christian (inappropriate)  📌 Mr. Sam is a devout Christian(appropriate)      📌 Mr. Ibrahim is a devoted Muslim (inappropriate) 📌 Mr. Ibrahim is a devout Muslim (appropriate)                                                "Devout" is appropriate in a Religious context Look up the two words in any lexicon to know the difference. 🧶 ...