On Spelling

English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye (GAB)

You’re a genius if you don’t spell one of these wrong as a Nigerian:

1. Forty (not, fourty)
2. Continuous (not, continous)
3. Maintenance (not, maintainance)
4. Occasion (not, occassion)
5. Genuine (not, geniune)
6. Handiwork (not, handiwork)
7. Auxiliary (not, auxillary)
8. Privilege (not, priviledge)
9. A lot (not, alot)
10. Onomatopoeia (not, onomatopia)
Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose
Academic Advisor, Distance Learning Centre, University of Ibadan;
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Doctoral student of English, University of Ibadan.