r231:

IbroSaunks:

adesegun, why do u always post that emoticon

IbroSaunks:
l
2. an NLder

Freiburger:

Is that English or spanish?

tpia@:

they only irritate me if the speakers are too lazy to improve their spoken english.


if it's not intentional then i dont have a problem with it.

IbroSaunks:

adesegun, why do u always post that emoticon

iice:

Me too.

But text lingo irritate me more.

tpia@:

i dont think a young person who passed through the four walls of an educational institution [especially a tertiary one], should be typing all kinds of ibons and think it's cool.

it's not.

tpia@:

they only irritate me if the speakers are too lazy to improve their spoken english.


if it's not intentional then i dont have a problem with it.

after all, my grandmas didnt speak english though one spoke broken.

eghost247:

why should it irritate you that is just nonsense its not even your native language,

razznaija:

yels it dos, reely it dos

IbroSaunks:

a[/b]s for me, hell yeah! especially when its:
1. [b]a girl
2. an NLder
t[/b]he sad part is, u can't correct '[b]e[/b]m cos peeps take offense! even when peeps use shorthand and commit, [b]i hate it!!! i have a roommate that can't utter 3 sentences without "gbagauning" and it irks me alot! many NLders do it too, won't mention names though!! so how about u?

honeric01:

When you were in school, did you not learn never to start a sentence with a small letter or is that also not part of grammatical error?

Always write I in capital letter and never with small letter

When you're trying to correct anyone in English language, never you use slang, short words or abbreviation, they do not represent English language. Now go back to school, you ain't worth the role you are trying to tick to.

IbroSaunks:

umm, its nairaland not a newspaper! i know all these things your telling me! take a look at the title of the thread, did it start with upper or lower case? funny enough, if i was using my laptop, i woulda donnit all, cos that's easier, but with my fone, ill do it this way thank u! heck im not trying to assume any role, er'body makes mistakes, but like what t_pia said, some people don't even try to make it right, and do it alot. it is them this thread is for! dude im even in an editorial committee, and even with that, i welcome criticism anyday, anytime. but not this one bro, not this!

Ileke-IdI:

I've always thought it was "an Nler" tho. Just think about it, it even sounds more professional.

Ileke-IdI:

I've always thought it was "an Nler" tho. Just think about it, it even sounds more professional.

honeric01:

You should have waited till you got on your computer before setting up a thread like this, infact you're repeating the same thing, starting a sentence with a small letter, correct yourself.

I thought phones also come with CAP locks? are there no capital letters on your phone or you are too lazy to switch?

If you know you ain't an editorial committee, why then bother about how others type?

If you can't take criticisms, then you are not worth giving one either.

honeric01:

How does an nler sound to your ears? [b]m[/b]ore professional?[b]n[/b]ow we have a problem lol

A Nler is more formal and professional, no sugar-coating.