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Re: Terrible State Of The English Language In Nigeria by soulpatrol(f): 11:19pm On Sep 10, 2007 |
yes it is when u want to get ahead in life. for naija maybe not, but for here, it sure as heck is important. |
Re: Terrible State Of The English Language In Nigeria by doyin13(m): 11:26pm On Sep 10, 2007 |
@soulpatrol I actually believe otherwise Na for naija dem dey argue over every nut and bolt of the lingo The habit of pedantry wey I see say u pick up avidly For here they really dont give that much of a toss at least in the spoken version Obviously the standards of the written version is high altho they would rather do without the penchant for verbosity wey naija get |
Re: Terrible State Of The English Language In Nigeria by Nobody: 11:33pm On Sep 10, 2007 |
How many oyibo people speak/write good English?you only get good grammar in their newspapers and their official communication. otherwise most of them are barely literate |
Re: Terrible State Of The English Language In Nigeria by toshmann(m): 12:03am On Sep 11, 2007 |
tell them |
Re: Terrible State Of The English Language In Nigeria by ssRhino: 12:06am On Sep 11, 2007 |
i cant blv that this thread is still growing |
Re: Terrible State Of The English Language In Nigeria by debosky(m): 12:16am On Sep 11, 2007 |
doyin13: you hit the nail on the head bro, some people think its by using plenty big words amd senseless tautologies that they make sense clear and simple communication is essential, no more. if you want to blow big grammar, go and be a lawyer or something, or go join student union for campus, those guys blow the most senseless grammar i've ever heard. and some mumus will be cheering them on I remember the one my friend made up one night prostitutic akokites [b]ayangba[/b]ristic akokites all in the name of sounding intelligent |
Re: Terrible State Of The English Language In Nigeria by na2day2(m): 1:18am On Sep 11, 2007 |
na the way |
Re: Terrible State Of The English Language In Nigeria by free2ryhme: 2:18pm On Sep 11, 2007 |
"Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known" |
Re: Terrible State Of The English Language In Nigeria by doyin13(m): 2:59pm On Sep 11, 2007 |
@debosky I will admit I kind of appreciate the verbosity of those student union leaders At least they dont take themselves too seriously I remember Tony Fash in his prime at Ife. Saw him speak once. I swear the speech should be etched in stone. |
Re: Terrible State Of The English Language In Nigeria by bolorunfem(f): 3:20pm On Sep 11, 2007 |
soulpatrol: I agree with you on the private school teachers. Not all of them are bad really, of course there are private schools and there are private schools. You've just reminded me of one female private school teacher in my area who also happens to be my house fellowship teacher. My-oh-my, if I write the kind of English she speaks here you'll say it's gross exageration. It's as bad as not being able to pronounce some 3-letter words, eg she once read 'pin' as 'pain' and 'toe' as 'two' (mind you shes not know with any eye-defect!) Honestly I'm not sure she finished secondary school, and you can imagine what kind of English her poor pupils will be taught in school. Oops |
Re: Terrible State Of The English Language In Nigeria by ssRhino: 11:18pm On Sep 11, 2007 |
would be nice if we could infact get another language for nigeria, that will prevent all these arguement. |
Re: Terrible State Of The English Language In Nigeria by doyin13(m): 11:45pm On Sep 11, 2007 |
$$Rhino: I suggest fijian Its so remote, it is surely the only thing wey no go cause conflict for Naija I think |
Re: Terrible State Of The English Language In Nigeria by ssRhino: 11:58pm On Sep 11, 2007 |
doyin, sorry for my ignorance, but could you please tell me which one is fijian, hope you not refering to the fiji langs? |
Re: Terrible State Of The English Language In Nigeria by doyin13(m): 12:06am On Sep 12, 2007 |
You too wan turn pedant abi No make me kick you all the way to Suva o. They might mistake you for a kaffir |
Re: Terrible State Of The English Language In Nigeria by ssRhino: 12:12am On Sep 12, 2007 |
haba now, i beg na night school i went oh, with my slate, so i beg make u teach da broda jare |
Re: Terrible State Of The English Language In Nigeria by doyin13(m): 12:17am On Sep 12, 2007 |
$$Rhino: Ol bob shay na that one for maza maza. Remember say na with Hausa them dey teach us |
Re: Terrible State Of The English Language In Nigeria by ssRhino: 12:20am On Sep 12, 2007 |
yes oh, and that is where i learn ' it is a go and it is a come", and that is why i say " teacher, teacher no be lecturer be your name, make u teach me well!" ayakataaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa |
Re: Terrible State Of The English Language In Nigeria by tommyex(m): 9:26am On Sep 18, 2007 |
POSTER U NEVA SEE PROPER IBUN(MISS USE OF ENGLISH) WHEN U ENCOUNTER D REAL 1 U WILL JUS CHANGE THIS TOPIC,WE NO TRY WHY DEM NO FIT COME ERE TRY DIS STRONG PIDGIN WEY WE DEY TALK. U GO OFFICE U GO YAN D TIN,REACH HOUSE U GO YAN AM AGAIN?ABEG FREE STORY 4 TORTOISE. NO WORRY I GO SEND SOME REAL LANGUAGE-KILLERS 2 UR OFFICE,THEN U LL KNOW HOW FAR PEOPLE THAT CAN USE SENTENCES LIKE THIS WITHOUT FEAR I LL CALL U INCASE OF ANY EVENTUALLY U BETTER WENT TO SCHOOL AND DONT BE LATE I BEG MAKE I STOP ERE,I THRIVE ON POOR ENGLISH FRM MY PEOPLE 4 MY LISTENING ENTERTAINMENT,lol |
Re: Terrible State Of The English Language In Nigeria by angel101(f): 9:50am On Sep 18, 2007 |
@ all Pidgin is not the problem afterall it is a language. The problem here is abuse of the English language e.g reverse back = reverse your car cut your hand = turn your steering wheel dress for me = move up the seat still yet = ? night vigil = ? (vigil is always at night) should incase = ? |
Re: Terrible State Of The English Language In Nigeria by waxyweller: 12:18pm On Sep 18, 2007 |
abeg leave pigin english ooo, we dey enjoy am , i love it OYA NA , LETS GO |
Re: Terrible State Of The English Language In Nigeria by romeo(m): 2:25pm On Sep 18, 2007 |
this thread never die? |
Re: Terrible State Of The English Language In Nigeria by na2day2(m): 5:46am On Sep 19, 2007 |
na u sabi, vigil is not always at nite oooo, there is morning vigil. as per reverse back, wat is wrong with that one, i can reverse front, and for ur info, reverse itself is wrong in the states, it is back out, or back something but not reverse, just like u say open your boot, they say pump the trunk, na who correct? abeg 9ja form ur own english jare, na we own. angel101: |
Re: Terrible State Of The English Language In Nigeria by darfur(m): 5:57pm On Sep 22, 2007 |
angel101:in case of incasity= in case repeat again= repeat extreme end= extreme or end luxurious bus=luxury bus kill am die=kill this na our own language, if u wan learn am u go language classes for any of the numerous |
Re: Terrible State Of The English Language In Nigeria by na2day2(m): 7:02pm On Sep 22, 2007 |
correct man, na the levels darfur: |
Re: Terrible State Of The English Language In Nigeria by chika98: 7:03am On Sep 23, 2007 |
It's appalling ! Even on here, such poor display of English Language! Sucks I tell you |
Re: Terrible State Of The English Language In Nigeria by darfur(m): 8:46am On Sep 23, 2007 |
suck am back. na we language be dat. hoha. we love am |
Re: Terrible State Of The English Language In Nigeria by NINETOFIVE(m): 9:40am On Sep 23, 2007 |
This thread is a total manifestation of the author's backwardness, get out see the world, when you 've accomplished that and might have learned one or two things, we would discuss the terrible state of Igbo language in Germany and England or the terrible state of Yoruba language in France and Russia, ignorance is bliss. |
Re: Terrible State Of The English Language In Nigeria by romeo(m): 7:15pm On Sep 23, 2007 |
NINETOFIVE: truth my brother |
Re: Terrible State Of The English Language In Nigeria by na2day2(m): 2:39am On Sep 24, 2007 |
God go bless u plenty NINETOFIVE: |
Re: Terrible State Of The English Language In Nigeria by darfur(m): 11:14pm On Sep 24, 2007 |
pidgin all the way. wetin de shele for this zone nothing mega |
Re: Terrible State Of The English Language In Nigeria by Ndipe(m): 2:46am On Nov 21, 2007 |
Nothing wrong with speaking pidgin english. |
Re: Terrible State Of The English Language In Nigeria by predi(m): 9:39pm On Nov 27, 2007 |
omo mehn! oga o! u knw na only naija dudes i c sey dnt appreciate stuff at all especially some of those wey dem born for yonda{no generalization now!}. the ability of the american english to be different from the so-called queens english today is one of the things dat made the country soooooo gr8. wu says anytin is wrong wif our pidgin english, should be hav his/her passport withdrawn- wetin be dat one? even wen yu study the pigdin english in nigeria, yu'll discova it has soo many forms dat lends credence to class strata and stuff- the average literate naija dude speaks wat is called refined pidgin and u get to hia anoda man from the ghetto speak some pidgin and yu'll be like woa! so it is in Britain and in yankee and in australia and so on. so wats yur big problem wit our own creole- abeg leave am for us o! FILE!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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