LIMBER LEXICON - by Queensley Okon

Hello everyone!!! Good morning and how are you today? Dealing with the rain? Cold? Drinking a warm cup of tea or coffee? Whatever the case, I really hope the weather is not flogging you like it is flogging we the AA's 🌚🌚🌚 But enough of the weather, let's talk lexicon!!! Don't be tired of me yet😂😂😂 I am just trying to help your life and writing Believe me, you will thank me later Okay, let's dive in!!1. BEHIND YOUR BACK/LAGGING BEHIND You know, this particular one always takes me out anytime I hear someone say it or catch it in a write-up. Like, are you not aware that being behind already encapsulates what you are saying? If you said "I'm behind you", or "you're lagging", or "you're behind schedule", will you die? What exactly is "I'm behind your back"? Does the back now have a front? If it does, please enlighten me because it seems I still have a lot to learn. I know even the best of us still use "lagging behind" but correct yourself today 😒2. BORN AND BREAD Do I even need to point out what is obvious? Clearly the person thinks of bread on a daily, so it is no surprise this has to flow from his or her pen. Maybe if the person wrote the right thing, bread will finish in the world 🤷; you never know when you would need that beautiful Shoprite loaf satisfying your hunger. For all intents and purposes, when you, who are not bread addicts write, please phrase it as "I was born and bread in Port Harcourt" or wherever suits you.3. BEEN AND BEING See, even me that is teaching you made this error yesterday but don't crucify me yet🌚😒 I was tired and I did not see it. I'm sure someone is bracing him or herself to send shots but my English gods are fighting for me😴😴😴 Now, when we use "been", we are normally referencing a past event or something already in existence. For example: <ul> <li>Nigeria has been the poverty capital of the world since 2018</li> <li>I have been in love with you since I could remember</li> </ul> For "being", there is always a recurring theme or it is based on a continuous action. E.g: *Thank you for being here for me *I want to congratulate you for being the best student in the country" *We are being tortured by the actions of our forefathers. Do you see the difference? I know right!! Learn a thing or two today4. MY CLICK This is a really interesting one because it seems people just write it without caring, because I have seen it repeatedly, even from people I would not expect (I judge myself harshly so I hold others in high esteem when it comes to this) Anyway, let us learn today that "click" entails an action, most especially with computers, while "CLIQUE" is a group of people, normally friends or teammates. Yes , I capitalized it so you can't say you did not see it😎😎5. USING "RIGHT" INSTEAD OF "WRITE" OR "TAUGHT", INSTEAD OF "THOUGHT" I believe this is self-explanatory but for those who will still fall by the wayside, here is a quick lesson. You "write" on a piece of paper or blog the "right" way not the way you have always "thought" but the way you have just been "taught". Kapish? Alright, we have come to the end of today's class I hope you picked up a thing or two? Clap for yourselves!!!! Okay, which mistake do you usually make, tell me in the comments?

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