King Ifey's Blog

Okay guys. it is weekend and you ought to be relaxing right now. Some of you will head to their 'stomping ground'  to hang out with friends they met here on Facebook. Actually, I will do so this evening but not at my stomping ground. I don't have any yet in PHCity.😃😃 Anyway, let's get down to brass tacks. ( don't tell me this expression is clichéd.  it is my signature guys😃 So let me teach you expressions for card games and how these expressions have become acceptable idioms. Starting out with a deck/ pack of cards. Americans say 'deck of cards' while Britons say 'pack of cards'. So,  when I get a pack of cards, I deal  three persons in. Note: Deal somebody in means to include them in a card game. but it can also mean to include someone in something other than card game. for example.  He wants to be involved in the business, so I will deal him in. If you are interested in @King Ifey Academy, then contact me and I will deal you in.😉 So,

Good morning KIB students. Thank you for showing immense love to your teacher. Many of you understand how draining it could be for someone to consistently post here on Facebook. I appreciate those who ensure that my bank account doesn't  get flooded with cockroaches😃. Anyway, let's get down to brass tacks. What is a waybill? a waybill is a list that contains  names of people and goods to be conveyed from one location to another. It is that book where you write your name before entering a bus. There is an air waybill, sea waybill etc. Waybill cannot be verbalised. I want to waybill some goods to you❌ If you are looking for a verb to replace  the erroneous 'waybill', here are two genuinely accepted words to use. 1. Freight (verb) transport (goods) in bulk by truck, train, ship, or aircraft. "the metals had been freighted from the city". We freighted the cargo down to Port Harcourt. freight is used when  goods are quite bulky. When goods are less

Good morning KIB students. if you are new and you are following my  daily posts but not really on my friend list, please comment  on this post and I will accept you. KIB means King Ifey's Blog. If you are learning, then you are already a member here.😉😉 Alright guys, Let's get down to brass tacks. Reverse,  rewind and reply. These three words  have a particular direction which is-- going back. I reversed and sped off✔ I reversed back and sped off❌ I sent a letter, he hasn't replied✔ I sent a letter, he hasn't replied. I rewound the film  to that scene✔ I rewound the film back to that scene.❌ 'Plate number' may sound like it's very correct to everyone, but the right statement is ' number plate' Cattle rearer? That is not how Englishmen call it. They call them headsmen, cattlemen, herders    or cattle herders, ranchers (used on someone who rears these animals while they are in a ranch). So, use the English terms. I know we all know the

You are welcome to class my beautiful KIB students. Before  I give you today's scoop let me quickly point out something. This class is solely British.  When I make an analogy and tell you that this is what should be said in British English,  please don't get me wrong. A go-slow is the same thing as a snarl-up or a traffic  jam, but 'go-slow' is recognized as  West African English and it is not British. Let's get down to brass tack my friends. A mall or shopping mall is very much the American version of the British 'Shopping Centres'. So,  if you are a proponent of British English,  you will have to keep changing these words to the right British words and expressions. Spa and Shoprite are all mostly called shopping centres in the UK and mall in the US. Those canned  foods you buy for yourself like chocolate, milk,  margarine,  titus,  tin tomatoes and those in sachets are usually not called provisions when  you are buying them to keep at home and go b

I don't think I have introduced a mainstream Nigerian song from an Up and Coming artiste. Okay,  here it is. Story by Slinkee Ice,  a Port Harcourt based artiste. The production reeks of professionalism and the melody is so uncomplicated . Slinkee Ice is quite passionate  when he sings. . So,  I present him to you. You obviously know I wouldn't invite you to listen to a poorly produced song or an awful singer. This is the Afro-pop mainstream rhythm. Click to download his song Download My Story by Slinkee Ice here.