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annyplenty
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Sometimes i wonder what it would have been, if i did not know how to read or write. But many people today are illiterate have u ask urself how these people feel living in a civilized world and lacking behind greatly. Ask urself if u are an illiterate how will u feel? Think and let us know your mind, God Bless Nigeria
If I dont know how to read or write, I may feel a little bad but If I have skills that people can value and that can earn me great respect in the society, then I will not not bother. For instance if I can play football like Okocha or sing song like Michael Jackson and I dont have university degree,then there is no cause to feel disturbed. |
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chyk91 (m)
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it must be odd to be an illiterate in this century.
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skylooh (m)
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Every body has the right to be llitrate, and if you happen to be illitarate, you and the govt have a share in the blame. In europe if you miss school for a day without an escuse you will have 2 angry looking police men ringing your door bell and asking serious questions  illitracy is a big problem to the society |
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Aloy_Emeka
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If I was illiterate, I will automatically become a pastor or politician.
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emeka_gh (m)
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I heard Bill Gate was a college drop-out. Is is true? If it is, have some of us made a grave mistake going to college?    |
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tayo_ast (m)
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I wouldn't feel bad, in as much as it is not my own making, then i'll live with it.
I'd rather be a modest 'illiterate'.
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~Borat~ (m)
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Seriously if you think illiterates feel cheated then you have to think again,
in fact on the contrary the feel superior. they think its you who got cheated by wasting your time reading all the nonsense you did.
As an illiterate, you are so narrow minded there is no space to think. just act
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Gabry (f)
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Illiterate? Hmmm. . . I know some people do suffer from being dislecsic (or how do you spell that.?) Im a victime myself when it comes to numbers and I hate it, Seriously its like throughout my years of studying and being force to study some numbers in education, I feel hopeless and Im the only one whom always had to stay back after school just to get that in my thick skull and even after that, I still dont have a damn clue.
So yeah, I felt useless and hopeless
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na2day? (m)
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illiterate? who is that? i thot every1 is some kind of illiterate or the other  |
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afam4eva (m)
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Many nigerians don't know what illiteracy means. They think the fact that they got some certificate from a university makes them literate.
Literacy is not an acheivement, rather it's a state of the mind.
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afam4eva (m)
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I heard Bill Gate was a college drop-out. Is is true? If it is, have some of us made a grave mistake going to college? That bill gates droped out of college does not make him an illietrate. |
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afam4eva (m)
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I probably won't feel adequate at some gatherings of the lettered and well- spoken. However, allow me to pose a question, if I am able to read and write only the Yoruba language? Does it change anything? Am I still illiterate? Now, illiteracy means the inability to read or write. Read or write what if I may ask? The English language? Can the average English man read or write Igbo? Does it make him, temporarily an illiterate in the Igbo sense of it? Life is all about perspectives. It is the way we view things, and our views are coloured my a myriads of factors known and subconscious. However, in modern times, economic power dictates the language of currency and of course the lingua-franca of the world! So we must take TOEFL because we seek the golden fleece in the land that flows with milk and honey, and in that land, illiteracy is a SIN!  Well said. . . . .the definition of illietracy by nigerians is a sign of colonisation. |
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Amigoz (f)
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il⋅lit⋅er⋅ate –Meaning 1. unable to read and write: an illiterate group. 2. having or demonstrating very little or no education. 3. showing lack of culture, esp. in language and literature. 4. displaying a marked lack of knowledge in a particular field: e.g He is musically illiterate.American Psychological Association (APA):
illiterate. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Retrieved August 06, 2009, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/illiterate
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redsun (m)
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Man is the most primitive creature even with our so-called literacy and advancement.The bush men of kalahari are more sane and humane than us.caught up in this RAT race called civilization.
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agathamari (f)
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If you were living in the United States, for one thing you wouldn't be able to vote.
there is no current law in the US that bars people from voting in regards to literacy. 130 years ago there was but it has long since been repealed. |
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rasputinn (m)
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illiteracy n. , pl. -cies . The condition of being unable to read and write.If I couldn't read or write,then I'd learn to
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~Borat~ (m)
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c'mon, y'all know naija's definition of illiteracy!  |
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Nezan (m)
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Being literate doesnt apply to the ability to read and write only though.
il⋅lit⋅er⋅ate –Meaning 1. unable to read and write: an illiterate group. 2. having or demonstrating very little or no education. 3. showing lack of culture, esp. in language and literature. 4. displaying a marked lack of knowledge in a particular field: e.g He is musically illiterate.American Psychological Association (APA):
illiterate. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Retrieved August 06, 2009, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/illiterate Thank you. |
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THE AMAKA (f)
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I WILL SAY THAT NIGERIANS ARE DOING YAHOO.
AND THE THE EFCC IS UNDER YAHOO.
WE DO DEMONS, WE ARE CRIMINALS.
THATS WHAT I WOULD DO IF I WAS AN ILLITERATE.
LOL HAHAHAHA!!!
NO FOR REAL, I WOULD BECOME A GATEMAN/GATEWOMAN. ARE THERE EVER GATEWOMEN IN NIGERIA?
SOME GATEMEN MAKE MORE THAN PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN NIGERIA. LOL
JUST THAT SOMETIMES THEY HAVE TO DEAL WITH NASTY OGAS!!! LOL
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,mama-gee (f)
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I would be so sad.
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THE AMAKA (f)
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DOES ANYONE KNOW HOW TO QUOTE SOMEONE'S REPLY SO YOU CAN THEN REPLY TO IT? I DONT KNOW HOW. IM KNEW TO THIS NAIRALAND. IVE BEEN ON THIS SITE BEFORE BUT I JUST SIGNED UP 2 DAYS AGO. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE EXPLAIN!! THANKS. |
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Gabry (f)
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Sure. 1) Click Reply 2) scroll down 3) look for the person p0ost which you wasnt to re2plky to 4) just on top of each post there is a an INSERT QUOTE at the right top just under the Posted by: date ( Posted on: August 07, 2009, 11:57:29 PMPosted by: makahagirl ) can u see it? 5) cli8ck on Inserrtquote and vio9la, u have a quote, Gosh, its so difficult to type on a mini super mini laptop . . . . |
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rita@NL (m)
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My lame is rita and becos i'm illistrate i fill bad but if i collect the 5 millon from koko masion i will become llisterate.
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Donvilo (m)
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@post. Illiteracy doesn't only mean the inability to read & write; it may also mean the other way round like being to understand things around u mentally, spiritually, etc. Just because one does not how to read & write doesn't mean he or she cannot be a better person.  @topic. Well, at first I will feel miserable about my self :-[but at the same time, I will see it as a challenge & an opportunity to become a greater person! |
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Em2va
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Ashamed, and I'll seriously seek help anyway I can get it.
And most importantly I'll avoid talking too much (silence is golden)
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destinysgu (m)
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There is dis saying dat "D MORE U KNOW, D MORE U SEE U KNEW NOTHING". had it been im an illiterate, (dont know hw to read & Write) There will be no need for me worrying & stressing myself of getting more knowledge hav abt 8 wives & probably being a LOCAL CHAMPION Wit dat i will definitely feel FULFILbut not nw when i knew little, i got to work hard to get more knowledge BEING LITERATE IS FULL OF UPS & DOWN |
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seun_lo
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ha! i wud av been missing a lot,most thing i wud know by now wud av been purely myths,probably be among the people who only have eyes for looking and not for seeing,
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C2H5OH (m)
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as a member of the younger generation, in this day and age . . maybe inadequate
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Dclique (m)
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Hmm, Let me see.
Even i bus driver that didnt go to sch feels great n confident of hmself.
So i guess i wil b feeling, Okay!
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zeeno (m)
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We are not saying illiteracy is a sin but sometime being an illiterate, one will be deprive of some important things in life, eg their right. That does not mean that the educated once are in any way better off. Remember literate or illiteracy does not guarantee wealth, knownlege or visa to heaven. It is just important but not necessary
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