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HOW TO OVERCOME MISSPELLING OR MISUSE OF WORDS THAT SOUNDS ALIKE In every language there’s a lot of words that sounds the same even if they have different spelling. Others sounds differently even if they have the same spelling. Let’s take a look at some in Isoko language. Owho ( old age)  ohwo(person) e ̣ we(goat) e ̣ we(Kolanut) unwe(nose) unwe(mosquito) e ̣ we ̣(breath) e ̣ we ̣(pieces, fragment, little part) uwou(house) uwo(flesh) viẹ(cry) viẹ(tear, pill off, turn) dhẹ(run) dhẹ(drive) dhẹ(cold) dhẹ(grow) re(eat) re(finish) re(also) kpo(go) kpo(healing process) ọre(sun) ọre(tse-tse fly) eto(pawpaw) eto(hairs). With this information I am sure you will take note of such words as you are learning Isoko language and any other language so as to avoid the pitfall of misusing or misspelling words. Thank you for learning Isoko with us. © Copyright 2021 by Amugini Odomero

ABSENCE OF SUB DOT/DIACRITIC  CAN BETRAY NATIVE LANGUAGE What will happen if there is no diacritics or sub dot in most native languages? It is true that they can write a language without adding sub dot of the language and some people can read and understand the words based on the context, but it can be confusing. 1.  If you write most native languages without sub dot the word can mean something else. It can mean something very bad if not pronounced properly. 2.  And in most cases the word will not be understood. 3.  People can’t read it well. 4.  Will not be interesting Now let’s see some example of words that can cause trouble if there is no sub dot. E ̣ we(goat) will be ewe(monkey), e ̣ we ̣(breath) will be ewe(monkey), uko ̣(apostle) will be uko(bunch, parcel), e ̣ ke ̣(portion) will be eke(potach [cooking spice ] ), uvie ̣ (fat, mess) will be uvie(kingdom) e ̣ to(chewing stick), will be eto(pawpaw/hairs), E ̣ bo(herbal medicine) will be Ebo(herbalists) E ̣ ro(