Wednesday, 3 February 2016

The verb "discuss"

Wednesday, February 3, 2016
 Just this afternoon, the Facebook handle of a popular television station wrote: "We are still discussing about corruption in Nigeria". CAUTION: Excuse me, please, do you "discuss about" or you simply "discuss"? It is a grammatical blunder to say "discuss about". Isn't that not what we all say? The expression should have been: "We are still discussing corruption in Nigeria". Let me cite another crucial example: INCORRECT: Angela and her friends have been discussing about me since last week but I don't give a damn. CORRECT: Angela and her friends have been discussing me since last week but I don't give a damn. Could you digest this, please.

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