majekdom2:
oga will you tell van gal , mourhino or wenger that they speak bad english because they got accent . they are all english club coaches . we should learn to understand what fluency is .... good, precise and clear communication ... not forming a manner of talking . every other national who has not got their native language as englsh has got an accent and they dont try to change it . they learn the basics of writing, reading and commuincating not accent. you understand now.

annoymous:


and are these your role models for proper English?

I am sure they worked on themselves to get to where they are now and are probably still trying to get better and I respect that fact. But i dont respect complacency. If you speak in a typical african accent with all the wrong pronunciations and all, a lot of people that speak proper English wont correct you, but you will still be looked down upon. We can definitely agree to disagree but my point is that we should not rest on our oars. English is not out mother tongue but that shouldnt be an excuse to not speak proper english. Its just like an Ibo actress speaking yoruba. if she doesnt get the pronunciations right, you'll say s/he is not fluent but if she speaks without an ibo accent, you'll say she speaks yoruba BETTER than even the natives. why does english have to be different?

majekdom2:
would you link an accent of a south african to the economic status overthere.

360command:
Trust me, those radio presenters are not close to any foreign accent ,surprise to read comments about people writing about the radio presenters having foreign accent. Those who don travel go tell u say radio presenters no dey try for the foreign accent. Na those wey don dey 9ja go reason say radio presenters get foreign accent.

donclichy:
Hey yo @ Op wadup. Saw ya post earlier on thut of comentn buh instead of making an ass outa myself decided to kip it cool headedly til i see the wasup with this post.


Buh mehn wadup with ya hating dudes who got or forms(as you wish) tha brit or yankee accent. You got any? Yeah you got, everybodi got an acent, who knows you wana be fluent in your lang like ya dada or mama or that oldie in ya town that speaks ya local dialect like crazy you wandar who else speaks that way.


Enuf beating about the bush. Hey listen up everybody wana be beta if not beta than anybodi else, infact what you cal the Nigerian acent is the way Nigerians speak the borowd lang(get that)


that lang is cald English from the brit, so you speak it like the brit no offence (whatsoever) thats just it anything les sounds conspicious now thats what you hatin about, hating people who want and tryna speak it rigt. C'mon.


You wana speak english speak it like the brit buh if you can't, get your a*s a life and work on it or rol along yor boat stop hating.


God bles Nija.

Tpharell:
The thing about this UK/US accent is you either have it or you don't! If you don't belief me try listening to Keshi, Yobo and the likes who have live in Europe.

ferdimako:

You go to both countries to acquire education and citizenship... and it is accent acquisition you are against. Go the whole hug! ....the whole bang. And exhibit it...that is the idea now on.

JackBizzle:



We are not Togolese. English is our official language.

British people do not even focus on phonetics in school. They accept various accents. Do you think the phonetics in the dictionary goes with Irish/Scottish pronunciations?

Jamaicans speak with their Jamaican accent.
Irish speak with Irish accent
Nigerians speak with British/American accent


Something is wrong here

JackBizzle:



I usually fail students who write English like you.

tpia6:


The point is as long as what you're saying is intelligible, nobody bothers getting an attitude over whether you have an accent or not.


I mean , whoever is going to hate you will not say its because you spoke with one accent or another.

Climax4:
My brother i tire for this ooo more epecially the beat 97.9fm ibadan people like Dolakpo and coy speaking forcing body english that is nt even 4rm their heart

JackBizzle:



You are exposing your fakeness.

You dont have cable or satellite in Nigeria and you were watching American shows abi?


What percentage of time do NTA, AIT and other local channels show American shows on their network?


Sorry, you cant have American accent in Nigeria unless you live with American people. Even at that, your accent will be tainted if you talk with normal Nigerians.

I have seen this with relocated British and Russians......their foreign accents start to get a slight Nigerian intonation.....not to talk of a pako like you.

commot jo...

eyan1:
In the first place, we burrowed this language from british, i see nothing wrong by adhering to it accents...

JackBizzle:



You are exposing your fakeness.

You dont have cable or satellite in Nigeria and you were watching American shows abi?


What percentage of time do NTA, AIT and other local channels show American shows on their network?


Sorry, you cant have American accent in Nigeria unless you live with American people. Even at that, your accent will be tainted if you talk with normal Nigerians.

I have seen this with relocated British and Russians......their foreign accents start to get a slight Nigerian intonation.....not to talk of a pako like you.

commot jo...

annoymous:


and are these your role models for proper English?

I am sure they worked on themselves to get to where they are now and are probably still trying to get better and I respect that fact. But i dont respect complacency. If you speak in a typical african accent with all the wrong pronunciations and all, a lot of people that speak proper English wont correct you, but you will still be looked down upon. We can definitely agree to disagree but my point is that we should not rest on our oars. English is not out mother tongue but that shouldnt be an excuse to not speak proper english. Its just like an Ibo actress speaking yoruba. if she doesnt get the pronunciations right, you'll say s/he is not fluent but if she speaks without an ibo accent, you'll say she speaks yoruba BETTER than even the natives. why does english have to be different?

JackBizzle:



We are not Togolese. English is our official language.

British people do not even focus on phonetics in school. They accept various accents. Do you think the phonetics in the dictionary goes with Irish/Scottish pronunciations?

Jamaicans speak with their Jamaican accent.
Irish speak with Irish accent
Nigerians speak with British/American accent


Something is wrong here

majekdom2:
hey man , you are not looked down at because of your accent but because of how you think . would you tell me that afghanistan girl malaba or somethn is being looked down at because of how she speaks , there are many africans doing great , they speak with accent , are they looked down at ... you should watch market place africa and inside africa on CNN .... do the arabs fake an accent ,do you know how many germans manfacturers speak with accents and are they looked down at ... there is more to being productive than to your accent . you faking an accent doesnt mean you are productive . I cited those guys because they are popular folks that manage " british clubs " . I repeat fluency is different from an accent . I speak fluently but I have got an african accent ... how do I know . I have passed TOEFL and had a B in cambridge.

JackBizzle:

We are not Togolese. English is our official language.
British people do not even focus on phonetics in school. They accept various accents. Do you think the phonetics in the dictionary goes with Irish/Scottish pronunciations?
Jamaicans speak with their Jamaican accent.
Irish speak with Irish accent
Nigerians speak with British/American accent
Something is wrong here

tpia6:
Talk and think with whatever accent you are comfortable with.

It makes no difference to me personally.

JackBizzle:



We are not Togolese. English is our official language.

British people do not even focus on phonetics in school. They accept various accents. Do you think the phonetics in the dictionary goes with Irish/Scottish pronunciations?

Jamaicans speak with their Jamaican accent.
Irish speak with Irish accent
Nigerians speak with British/American accent


Something is wrong here

JackBizzle:



you are the local one here......these radio presenter TRY to form American accents. If they had pure American accents, we would be assuming they were white people

CFCfan:

I know. It's ridiculous that Nigerian celebrities who aren't American citizens, are celebrating Halloween IN Nigeria?!!

danjumakolo:
We do have the corporate American accent,like the way Hilary clinton and lynda chalker speaks...

We also have the American negroid accent like the typical Brooklyn accent.Have u heared Maya Angelou,whoopy Goldberg and Witney Houston?

Finally we have the west coast/east cost accent like the way Ice cube,tupac,biggy and nate dog unleash there accent...

@op...do u mean all of these?

MsNas:
A lot can be said about the accent thing, but it is what is it. If you live outside Nigeria for a couple of years, your accent and pronunciation are bound to change but I won't change completely except you migrated at an earlier age (sage 16years), anything after that, your vocal cords are fully developed and you can't change your accent completely.

At least that's understandable. What about OAPs in Nigeria who haven't stepped out of Nigeria yet they speak through their noses??! Whenever I listen to any Nigerian radio station online I get so annoyed. Because they sound so ridiculous and stupid! If only they could know what they sound like. The actors and actresses are not spared too. Only God knows which country Tonto Dike's accent is from

But cut people who have lived outside of Nigeria some slack OP. The accent is bound to change definitely. If not completely but partially. I for one can switch between the Nigerian Accent and the American Accent easily. My American accent isn't flawless but it is definetely different from the Nigerian. Why do I have two accents? Well try speaking on the phone to an American with your Nigerian accent and goodluck trying to get him to understand you. Or you could try instructing a room full of undergrads in school with your Nigerian accent. You can't even get them to stop telling you to repeat yourself despite the fact that you're speaking as clearly and as slowly as possible. Some of those kids are still brats.

So Mr OP, there's absolutely nothing wrong in having two accents. Your sounding insecure or even resenting of the accent. Your wife and relatives probably lived among fellow Nigerians which is why they retained their accents. If they had lived in a white dominated state or community or even Akata dominated they will speak like them too. I chose to speak like an American but that doesn't mean I can blow your head off in Yoruba, typical of the Ibadan girl that I am