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7 Words We Use Daily, Which Don’t Exist In The Dictionary - #7 Is A Must See by theinfong(m): 5:11pm On Feb 25, 2017 |
English words Nigerians use: Here are 7 words Nigerians use every day which don’t exist. These are the kind of words you type into your phone or computer and it draws a red line underneath it. Please read on and educate yourself. (1.) GO- SLOW Although the word ‘go-slow’ appears in the dictionary, it is wrongly used by many Nigerians. The word go-slow means a form of industrial action in which work or progress is deliberately delayed or slowed down. It does not mean congested traffic, so it is wrong to use it in that way. (2.) INSTALMENTALLY There is no such word in the English dictionary, this word exists only in the Nigerian edition dictionary (if such a book exists). The correct thing to say is ‘in installments’ (3.) OPPORTUNED How many times do you say ‘I was not opportuned to come’? The correct variants that exist are ‘opporteune’ or ‘opportunity’. The word ‘opportune’ has no past tense. (4.) CUNNY “That guy is very cunny”. This is wrong, the word is ‘cunning’, not cunny. If you want to refer to someone who is sly or deceitful, use the word ‘cunning’, ‘cunny’ simply does not exist. (5.) WAKE-KEEPING I’m sure most people will argue with this, but argue as you may, what you will find in the dictionary is ‘wake- keep’. 6.) SCREENTOUCH PHONE Oyinbo people made these devices and called it ‘touchscreen’, by the time the phones go enter Naija, we rename them ‘screen touch’ (7.) DISVIRGIN No, you did not dis virgin that babe, you deflowered her, you took away her virginity, but you certainly did not disvirgin her, because the word ‘disvirgin’ simply does not exist! See More at : http://www.theinfong.com/2017/02/7-english-words-nigerians-use-everyday-which-dont-exist-in-the-dictionary-5-7-are-a-must-see/
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Re: 7 Words We Use Daily, Which Don’t Exist In The Dictionary - #7 Is A Must See by Nobody: 5:15pm On Feb 25, 2017 |
How do you think words in the dictionary are coined?They don't fall from Mars. Dictionary writers should include Nigeria English coined word to the dictionary. |
Re: 7 Words We Use Daily, Which Don’t Exist In The Dictionary - #7 Is A Must See by Nobody: 5:22pm On Feb 25, 2017 |
true, but what you need to understand is that, we are still learning. English language is not our L1. |
Re: 7 Words We Use Daily, Which Don’t Exist In The Dictionary - #7 Is A Must See by BLACKCHARGER(m): 5:22pm On Feb 25, 2017 |
Lol... I alwayd knew disvirgin was wrong.. But i still said it anyway cos it sounded funny |
Re: 7 Words We Use Daily, Which Don’t Exist In The Dictionary - #7 Is A Must See by Jabioro: 5:22pm On Feb 25, 2017 |
We will.. continue to make used of these words until, it included in Dictionary.. English has thousands borrow words from other languages, if we invented ours there no crime... OP add more |
Re: 7 Words We Use Daily, Which Don’t Exist In The Dictionary - #7 Is A Must See by emeijeh(m): 5:44pm On Feb 25, 2017 |
Noted |
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