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Re: Chimamanda Adichie: 16 Things You Did Not Know About Her by nollywood20: 10:12am On Jan 08, 2013 |
[size=28pt]Poster, you don't even know her first book "For Love of Biafra" (Ibadan: Spectrum Books, 1998). Please, people, see http://www.l3.ulg.ac.be/adichie/cnabio.html[/size] |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie: 16 Things You Did Not Know About Her by YuzedoII: 10:30am On Jan 08, 2013 |
Oahray: She's married? Damn!Even if she was single, she wouldn't marry someone who uses "am" instead of "i'm"... @OP: What's with the use of "yelz", "gerrit" and other pseudo-urban jagbajantis?! If you want to write a cheesy, informal article, abeg include a caveat next time. 2 Likes |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie: 16 Things You Did Not Know About Her by dederocs(m): 10:47am On Jan 08, 2013 |
iyaniwurablog: Yes, you know she is one of Nigeria’s best writers and she has won a lot of prizes. But do you also know that:I love this girl...she and Asa are my fav Nigerian ladies...Nneka too.kisses to all intelligent ladies out there. 1 Like |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie: 16 Things You Did Not Know About Her by Oahray: 11:18am On Jan 08, 2013 |
tchidi:Hehehehe... You underestimate me young woman. Name a lady we both know and watch me win her heart. |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie: 16 Things You Did Not Know About Her by Oahray: 11:20am On Jan 08, 2013 |
centje: lmao!! You still dey perfect your wooing tactics while the smart doc was already making babies with your supposed 'prey'As in eh... The way the world leaves people behind is amazing 1 Like |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie: 16 Things You Did Not Know About Her by Oahray: 11:42am On Jan 08, 2013 |
YuzedoII:Lol. I bet you think yourself a professor of English. It's an informal forum for me and I do not write with a view to making posts with perfect english. However, since that is your wish, I would go all formal on you. How is it you know nothing about 'subjunctives'? You ought to have written "if she were" instead of "if she was". As a rule, the subjuctive 'were' is used instead of 'was' after 'if+subject'. The subjunctive doesnt change with singularity or plurality of subject either, thus 'were' is used with every subject ('I', 'you', 'he/she', 'we', 'they'). Learn your english Mr! 5 Likes |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie: 16 Things You Did Not Know About Her by Nobody: 12:18pm On Jan 08, 2013 |
Oahray: Hehehehe... You underestimate me young woman. Name a lady we both know and watch me win her heart. Me! 1 Like |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie: 16 Things You Did Not Know About Her by Oahray: 12:21pm On Jan 08, 2013 |
tchidi:lol... Make I check if the sartian coast clear first. |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie: 16 Things You Did Not Know About Her by odohemma(m): 12:41pm On Jan 08, 2013 |
Prof Corruption: She's beautiful but her books are damned too watery, shallow and unreadable. Ogbeni, but why? 1 Like |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie: 16 Things You Did Not Know About Her by YuzedoII: 1:29pm On Jan 08, 2013 |
Oahray: Lol. I bet you think yourself a professor of English. It's an informal forum for me and I do not write with a view to making posts with perfect english. Haha! You tried. I liked your post! Google is a great friend of ours...! However, have you considered that perhaps i was speaking in a hypothetical context and not conjunctive?? Or the fact that English has almost lost its conjunctive mood? For the sake of our less informed audience however, lets get one fact straight: Both WAS and WERE are CORRECT. One is simply more appropriate in certain situations. But pray, we must not derail this thread. Good effort though... I always appreciate a challenge in the Language/Literary department. Well done. |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie: 16 Things You Did Not Know About Her by Parnassuss(m): 1:40pm On Jan 08, 2013 |
ceewai lebi: I love her books*Wish i can write*You got that right, you truly can't write. No hard feelings oh, na just play |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie: 16 Things You Did Not Know About Her by snthesis(m): 2:00pm On Jan 08, 2013 |
has she attained the MRS degree |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie: 16 Things You Did Not Know About Her by Curiouscity(m): 2:25pm On Jan 08, 2013 |
Hmmmm, she is married, that is very cool. Can we all learn from this? Someone of her level marrying without making noise all over the place about it? I bet not up to 10% of us on this was aware of it till now. Can our celebrities learn from her(I imagine she is not regarded as a celebrity)? Chimamanda, beautiful, intelligent yet humble!!! |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie: 16 Things You Did Not Know About Her by WAM1(f): 2:39pm On Jan 08, 2013 |
Good writer. Half of a Yellow Sun was my best- couldn't put it down :-) Purple hibiscus was good as well. Patiently awaiting her next- Americanah. |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie: 16 Things You Did Not Know About Her by Nobody: 3:23pm On Jan 08, 2013 |
Sammy107_d: You'll learn more about her by reading her literature. Jumia is selling all three in a bundle of 3,800And i bought purple hibiscus for #2000?My book seller cheat me then#Damn,i hate been cheated |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie: 16 Things You Did Not Know About Her by Nobody: 3:26pm On Jan 08, 2013 |
Parnassuss:,U see play for my face 1 Like |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie: 16 Things You Did Not Know About Her by Oahray: 3:33pm On Jan 08, 2013 |
YuzedoII:Lol. Nice attempt at wriggling your way out. It is NOT TRUE that both forms are ALWAYS correct. The fact that a form is popular does not make it correct either. Like you subtly admitted, depending on the context, you could be wrong. The statement is only hypothetical when it is shrouded in uncertainty, in this case her 'single' status. Lets say we are not sure if she is married or not, and there is an actual possibility that the condition (that she is single) is true. On that ground alone would the expression "if she was" be acceptable. From the info provided by the op, and from the tone of your own statement, you KNOW that she is not single, so your statement is contrafactual and not in anyway hypothetical in context. Nice conversation anyway. **deactivating grammar snob mode** |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie: 16 Things You Did Not Know About Her by DarryOsh(m): 3:52pm On Jan 08, 2013 |
The only thing on that list that i didnt know is that she thinks about death. She is one of the people i av googled most. I love chimamanda(n i am glad she is married so dont get funny ideas). |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie: 16 Things You Did Not Know About Her by DarryOsh(m): 4:07pm On Jan 08, 2013 |
I am not tryin to fault anythin o bt i av a question. If she studied med and pharm that means she had a science background.so is it possible to just switch to art courses like communications and creative writing. I never thought it was possible. It was somethin i considered 1 Like |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie: 16 Things You Did Not Know About Her by YuzedoII: 4:34pm On Jan 08, 2013 |
Oahray: Lol. Nice attempt at wriggling your way out. Touche...! I defer... Nice spar i must say, if only for the fact that i wasn't arguing with someone ignorant posturing as an intellectual. Good man! |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie: 16 Things You Did Not Know About Her by maskid(m): 5:13pm On Jan 08, 2013 |
Prof Corruption: She's beautiful but her books are damned too watery, shallow and unreadable. Bad belle... oya go and write yurs lets see how readable and thick it wuld be. thats y she will always be ahead of you .. HATER |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie: 16 Things You Did Not Know About Her by Tinyemeka(m): 6:14pm On Jan 08, 2013 |
Series22: my guy, i tire o.. Na dat part i dey try 2 undastand. Abi UNN d study medicine & pharmcy as one course? "Stop insulting our collective sensibilities". Don't set yourself up for close scrutiny or criticism. The article says she studied the disciplines briefly. It doesn't say she graduated from them. I believe you know that one can switch courses. She may have started with Pharmacy, then switched to Medicine (or vice-versa) before finally deciding that literature was her forte. Is that impossible? Suppose you googled up her biography and found out that she actually studied those earlier mentioned courses? |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie: 16 Things You Did Not Know About Her by dapyd1(m): 6:34pm On Jan 08, 2013 |
NiceHans: Really talented writer, with allure and command in her writing. she's also gifted i must sayI'm 15th sept too, and I am very intelligent also... |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie: 16 Things You Did Not Know About Her by dapyd1(m): 6:34pm On Jan 08, 2013 |
NiceHans: Really talented writer, with allure and command in her writing. she's also gifted i must say |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie: 16 Things You Did Not Know About Her by Chinom(m): 6:59pm On Jan 08, 2013 |
As a full fledged Igboman, i'm kicking myself right now for not grasping the meaning of her name "CHIMAMANDA" All this while, i though it was some sort of mix of Igbo and another foreign name. Thanks for clearing things up for me. It has a fantastic meaning too. I'm also a coal city boy too. Born and brought up. Lover her to bits. |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie: 16 Things You Did Not Know About Her by Nobody: 7:35pm On Jan 08, 2013 |
DarryOsh: (n i am glad she is married so dont get funny ideas).Don't tell me you have/had a crush on her ..... Something tells me you are heartbroken |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie: 16 Things You Did Not Know About Her by muktarl: 8:27pm On Jan 08, 2013 |
iyaniwurablog: Yes, you know she is one of Nigeria’s best writers and she has won a lot of prizes. But do you also know that: OP, you forgot to add that she is an Anambran. She is from Ogidi or Ogbunike in Anambra state. |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie: 16 Things You Did Not Know About Her by Nobody: 8:31pm On Jan 08, 2013 |
SHE IS QUITE INSPIRING... HAD LISTEN TO THE TALK: THE DANGER OF A SINGLE STORY. AS A TEACHER , I USE HER ILLUSTRATIONS WHEN TEACHING MY JAMB STUDENTS ON GOVERNANCE, ESPECIALLY. COLONIALISM AND FOREIGN POLICY 1 Like |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie: 16 Things You Did Not Know About Her by Mattin(m): 6:57am On Jan 09, 2013 |
Fela was supposed to study medicine but went for MUSIC which turned him to a LEGEND of AFRO music. Likewise Chimamanda story as earlier revealed by the OP look similar and much asay about those that has left a footprint on the sand of time. I wish young Nigerians will follow suite(talent discovery) and drop white collar job mentality which initiates their reason for going to school.... I'm realizing my calling o! what about you? |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie: 16 Things You Did Not Know About Her by Nobody: 9:39am On Jan 09, 2013 |
There was a thread about Chimamanda and I didn't know about it?? Gosh, I love her!! Oh, what the op wrote is nothing new, I know errthing there is to know about Adichie, I'm in love with her. #no homo 1 Like |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie: 16 Things You Did Not Know About Her by Natudu: 10:31am On Jan 10, 2013 |
Shollypopz: There was a thread about Chimamanda and I didn't know about it?? Gosh, I love her!! And if you have some more to give us, spill it here, then. |
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