STUDY HOMOGRAPHS WITH EASE

         In meaning negotiations, you've probably heard about synonyms, antonyms, homophones and homonyms but it is very uncommon to hear people mention homographs. Of course it is not new to you and I that a SYNONYM is the relationship between two words that can be used interchangeably.'transformation'/'metamorphosis','aggravate'/'worsen', 'pretty'/'beautiful' etc are all examples of SYNONYM. On the other...

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LEARN THE YORUBA PROVERBS AND THEIR MEANINGS IN ENGLISH

   The Yoruba language is very rich because in it lies  many ornamental expressions that make communication much easy for its users. It is more important to use words pregnant with meaning than to be strictly grammatical. We must reduce grammar to an instinct that will guard us against being contradictory or crude in our construction of sentences, and then we shall make that instinct harmonize with all the other instincts...

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LEARN THE NAMES OF SOME ANIMALS IN THE YORUBA LANGUAGE

We are all in love with nature; Several times we often get carried away with their activities. As a Nigerian who was born and bred in the Yorubaland, you probably might find it difficult at times to know what some animals are called in the English language and vice versa. Here are some names of animals with their translation: Cobra - Sebe Ox , Bull - Malu Dog -Aja Hedgehog -Ọya Crocodile -Ọoni Alligator -Ahọnrihọn Pig -Ẹlẹdẹ Vulture...

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