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Re: 10 Most Annoying Nigerian Media English Expressions. by joseph1832(m): 11:13am On Nov 26, 2014 |
AllNaijaBlogger:Bottom line is many of us don't really speak 'Queens English'. We speak our own version and make annoying corrections all over social media. 1 Like |
Re: 10 Most Annoying Nigerian Media English Expressions. by christopher123(m): 11:14am On Nov 26, 2014 |
joseph1832: Did you pass WAEC at all?...your tenses are terrible...i must confess grammatically maybe ok but tenses are just terrible Once again i get your drift..english aint our papas language So do not feel bad 1 Like |
Re: 10 Most Annoying Nigerian Media English Expressions. by joseph1832(m): 11:19am On Nov 26, 2014 |
christopher123:Confess away you spoilt child! You should know the pronoun I is always written in capital letter. See person wey say my tenses dey terrible oh!. Please do point out my mistakes, don't just come here and make corrections without doing the correcting! Thank you. 1 Like |
Re: 10 Most Annoying Nigerian Media English Expressions. by AllNaijaBlogger(m): 11:21am On Nov 26, 2014 |
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Re: 10 Most Annoying Nigerian Media English Expressions. by Youpele52: 11:22am On Nov 26, 2014 |
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Re: 10 Most Annoying Nigerian Media English Expressions. by Nobody: 11:22am On Nov 26, 2014 |
AllNaijaBlogger: U may as well hold ur TV and start twisting till the volume is down. when it comes to TV or radio, u tune! U don't turn! U tune to a station, u tune the volume, u tune its menu, u tune! U don't turn! U turn ur tap open, u turn ur table upside down! U don't turn down the volume of a TV set. U tune down! The word tune means set! When u tune the volume, u set the volume down! 1 Like |
Re: 10 Most Annoying Nigerian Media English Expressions. by Tpumpz(m): 11:25am On Nov 26, 2014 |
Mtchew |
Re: 10 Most Annoying Nigerian Media English Expressions. by Nobody: 11:25am On Nov 26, 2014 |
christopher123: Just for the fact ur mum is my lover, I'll ignore ur post! 1 Like |
Re: 10 Most Annoying Nigerian Media English Expressions. by yadnus1(m): 11:28am On Nov 26, 2014 |
Having read the history of how my forefathers were carried away into slavery by the British and other Europeans masters, with all sort of wicked treatments they gave them;l used to think that the least l could do to get back at them is to murder their language-the only legacy they left behind since l don't speak or write English in order to pass exams or interviews anymore but l later discovered that the act was destroying all that l have acquired in all the years l spent on my education at an amazing speed within a very short period of time and have since retraced my steps. Speaking/constructing good English sentences provides certain undue advantages in some certain situations like getting away with traffic offences by confusing the officials with torrents of Linguistic Jingoism.Have done it many times. 2 Likes |
Re: 10 Most Annoying Nigerian Media English Expressions. by christopher123(m): 11:29am On Nov 26, 2014 |
Marc9: Just for the fact that i made love to your mother and had party with your sisters...i will threat you with kids gloves |
Re: 10 Most Annoying Nigerian Media English Expressions. by nagoma(m): 11:29am On Nov 26, 2014 |
Mologi: |
Re: 10 Most Annoying Nigerian Media English Expressions. by Nobody: 11:31am On Nov 26, 2014 |
thank God I school in France |
Re: 10 Most Annoying Nigerian Media English Expressions. by joseph1832(m): 11:36am On Nov 26, 2014 |
AllNaijaBlogger:Pay no heed to the ignoramus christopher123. I believe he forgot: "Na overskill nahim kill ajegunle Monkey". Now christopher123 what will you call the statement above, metaphor or idiom?. |
Re: 10 Most Annoying Nigerian Media English Expressions. by Nobody: 11:41am On Nov 26, 2014 |
christopher123: I already did! Thanks for the offer! |
Re: 10 Most Annoying Nigerian Media English Expressions. by Nobody: 11:42am On Nov 26, 2014 |
They are all old colonial-masters terms. Nigerians are still living in colonial era though! 1 Like |
Re: 10 Most Annoying Nigerian Media English Expressions. by maigemuu: 11:45am On Nov 26, 2014 |
SaintRobs: bro...u too talk. so far the person don understand the rest na tori for the godz 1 Like |
Re: 10 Most Annoying Nigerian Media English Expressions. by Nobody: 11:48am On Nov 26, 2014 |
DjAndroid:Didirin my own language #winks |
Re: 10 Most Annoying Nigerian Media English Expressions. by holatin(m): 11:51am On Nov 26, 2014 |
dis expression nko Africa time, it's not my business, am I your father, 1 Like |
Re: 10 Most Annoying Nigerian Media English Expressions. by Richy4(m): 11:58am On Nov 26, 2014 |
Op I suggest you soft paddle a little please. I don't really know if you have seen most British that owns the language speak before. You will be amazed how polished Nigerians speaks. Though with different accent. I got a boss from England. He can't spell certain words. I was surprised that day but I took it lightly because I can't spell most words in my language too. So just cool down. The most important thing is for the receiver to get the message. 1 Like |
Re: 10 Most Annoying Nigerian Media English Expressions. by ESHOIZA: 11:59am On Nov 26, 2014 |
tjark1:I wonder o if no b say I galant 4 Eng u b won set m off balance try to enhance ur communicating skills by makin simpl and correct Eng |
Re: 10 Most Annoying Nigerian Media English Expressions. by ZACHIE: 12:02pm On Nov 26, 2014 |
AllNaijaBlogger: To be fair to the OP, his topic wasn,t meant for general use. it is a specialized writing targeted at a segment of English language users, this time, commercial users otherwise known as Journalists. Do not crucify him please. |
Re: 10 Most Annoying Nigerian Media English Expressions. by uzolexis(f): 12:03pm On Nov 26, 2014 |
fr3do: Our accent is not horrible too,it's the Nigerian accent. Every country has it's accent wc is unique 2 them. 1 Like |
Re: 10 Most Annoying Nigerian Media English Expressions. by uzolexis(f): 12:07pm On Nov 26, 2014 |
fr3do: I'm totally with u on this. The most impt thing is communication as long as u can communicate, no problem. |
Re: 10 Most Annoying Nigerian Media English Expressions. by idu1(m): 12:08pm On Nov 26, 2014 |
missdebs:And anonymous source.... E dey vex me die.... But op make u leave those media people... Most of them school france that's why, they can speak good engrissssh..... |
Re: 10 Most Annoying Nigerian Media English Expressions. by christopher123(m): 12:09pm On Nov 26, 2014 |
joseph1832:. |
Re: 10 Most Annoying Nigerian Media English Expressions. by christopher123(m): 12:12pm On Nov 26, 2014 |
Kids everywhere, you people are here telling us to speak like English themselves, that’s ok, but what of speaking like them and have you gotten the same intonation like them, today we have various types of English and the language has been adapted and adopted to suit the regions that its been spoken . now that is what we call regionalism, we do not expect an Indian dude to speak like the dude in England and we do not expect an American dude to speak like the Jamaican. Now the question is will you come today to say that American English, Australian English or even Irish English ain’t correct. Now why must we Nigeria try to speak as pure as English? I work in a media house and I know the nuances of the grammar. Yes most things that we write and speak in media to the British dude it might sound daft but to Nigerian it is just plainly Nigerian English. I am not condemning queen’s English oooo but I have never had a problem communicating when I travel out. So the issue of English is neither here nor there. Now the Nigerian will say “the phone is not going” but the right word is that the phone isn’t connecting. But we in Nigeria understand it. the dude in Washington will say I am no thief but the British dude will say I am not a thief…now which one is correct. What is communication? The ability to talk and be understood, Now that is the basic. Once you can decode the code message, you have communicated. Don’t mind that Hon. Patrick…to me I call him a clown, I wonder how he impress his APC dude with that sublimity and elevated language. I do not rate his intellect with bogus grammar but I tend to see him as Hocus Pocus in grammar. That is My humble submission. 2 Likes |
Re: 10 Most Annoying Nigerian Media English Expressions. by christopher123(m): 12:12pm On Nov 26, 2014 |
ZACHIE: Kids everywhere, you people are here telling us to speak like English themselves, that’s ok, but what of speaking like them and have you gotten the same intonation like them, today we have various types of English and the language has been adapted and adopted to suit the regions that its been spoken . now that is what we call regionalism, we do not expect an Indian dude to speak like the dude in England and we do not expect an American dude to speak like the Jamaican. Now the question is will you come today to say that American English, Australian English or even Irish English ain’t correct. Now why must we Nigeria try to speak as pure as English? I work in a media house and I know the nuances of the grammar. Yes most things that we write and speak in media to the British dude it might sound daft but to Nigerian it is just plainly Nigerian English. I am not condemning queen’s English oooo but I have never had a problem communicating when I travel out. So the issue of English is neither here nor there. Now the Nigerian will say “the phone is not going” but the right word is that the phone isn’t connecting. But we in Nigeria understand it. the dude in Washington will say I am no thief but the British dude will say I am not a thief…now which one is correct. What is communication? The ability to talk and be understood, Now that is the basic. Once you can decode the code message, you have communicated. Don’t mind that Hon. Patrick…to me I call him a clown, I wonder how he impress his APC dude with that sublimity and elevated language. I do not rate his intellect with bogus grammar but I tend to see him as Hocus Pocus in grammar. That is My humble submission. |
Re: 10 Most Annoying Nigerian Media English Expressions. by christopher123(m): 12:12pm On Nov 26, 2014 |
Kids everywhere, you people are here telling us to speak like English themselves, that’s ok, but what of speaking like them and have you gotten the same intonation like them, today we have various types of English and the language has been adapted and adopted to suit the regions that its been spoken . now that is what we call regionalism, we do not expect an Indian dude to speak like the dude in England and we do not expect an American dude to speak like the Jamaican. Now the question is will you come today to say that American English, Australian English or even Irish English ain’t correct. Now why must we Nigeria try to speak as pure as English? I work in a media house and I know the nuances of the grammar. Yes most things that we write and speak in media to the British dude it might sound daft but to Nigerian it is just plainly Nigerian English. I am not condemning queen’s English oooo but I have never had a problem communicating when I travel out. So the issue of English is neither here nor there. Now the Nigerian will say “the phone is not going” but the right word is that the phone isn’t connecting. But we in Nigeria understand it. the dude in Washington will say I am no thief but the British dude will say I am not a thief…now which one is correct. What is communication? The ability to talk and be understood, Now that is the basic. Once you can decode the code message, you have communicated. Don’t mind that Hon. Patrick…to me I call him a clown, I wonder how he impress his APC dude with that sublimity and elevated language. I do not rate his intellect with bogus grammar but I tend to see him as Hocus Pocus in grammar. That is My humble submission. SaintRobs: |
Re: 10 Most Annoying Nigerian Media English Expressions. by Nobody: 12:17pm On Nov 26, 2014 |
Well, while I agree with the OP on some of the expressions pointed out, I would also like to let us know that not all English expressions not found in Western dictionaries are actually "wrong". The term "Nigerian English" or "Nigerian standard English" has come to be an internationally recognised standard of English derived from British English, influence by American English and adulterated by our local languages (in terms of new expressions and accents). While it could be challenging to decipher which is wrong grammar and which is Nigerian standard, it would be pertinent to point out that for an expression to acceptable as Nigerian English, it must conform grammatically with the international standard of the language. Wikipedia identified such expressions as bride-price, senior wife, etc. as acceptable expressions in Nigerian English though alien to the native speakers of English. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigerian_English That aside, the essence of communication is pass some message across. Even a professor of English language would speak pidgin to a not-so-literate person. This is for the OP, are you trying to impress your audience or send a message across? Regardless of how much one knows a language, one can never be said to be good in the language until he knows how to use it with respect to his audience. Nice one. 1 Like |
Re: 10 Most Annoying Nigerian Media English Expressions. by charlove(m): 12:18pm On Nov 26, 2014 |
its like yours is more annoying... |
Re: 10 Most Annoying Nigerian Media English Expressions. by mu2sa2: 12:20pm On Nov 26, 2014 |
AllNaijaBlogger:And somebody's wondering who's right! |
Re: 10 Most Annoying Nigerian Media English Expressions. by tukree: 12:22pm On Nov 26, 2014 |
Good work, but op this type of big grammer can cause a graduate to remain unemployed in Nigeria, I guess this must be obahiagbo's son or grandson, let me drink some chilled water dis grammer I feel dizzy after reading, oh wia is my bible I faint someone pls revive me dis grammer yeeee dis grammer ah my head my eyes, somebody helepu. is nt good to read dis kain grammer when fastingo. le me go back to our fasting and prayer forum bf grammer kpai me. |
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