Be A Literate Out Of The Two: Reading Or Writing? Which Of It Do You Love?

I would be tempted to choose both.

But in my present state of mind, i would choose "How to read".

Definitly, i will choose reading. i love to read but you know what?
when you read alot, you will end up a writer before you realize it

i guess its nice to read but sometimes i find myself loving to write than read, just anything that flows in,

hmmmm, to write you have to know how to read----i think? correct me if I am wrong
I mean if you can't read, how would you know if what you have written is correct?

I'd rather learn how to write because learning how to read would fall in place eventually

i would choose how to read. as Nwadinma said, the ability to write naturally comes along when you read a lot. the way i see it, you're not going to write anything of quality if you've not read extensively,  have you ever thought of the amount of reading that goes into the average fiction novel? the importance of reading for would-be writers cannot be over-emphasized in Nigeria, considering our spoken english, and education generally, has progressively worsened.

sometimes you just wish you could be a kid again. The old days when you had no worries or cares in the world, when you didnt have to figure out what to eat tomorrow or how to pass that exam or how to fuel your care and buy new spark plugs . . . the old days when all you wanted to do was sit with with a book as you devoured a tray of agbalumo.

The good old days when the pen was mightier than the dollar, when you could delve into your own imaginary world and come out with a fairly good work of literary art.
Wrote two short books when i was a kid and virtually had my own library of novels but today . . .  i can't remember when last i penned a page of rambling notes to myself.

maybe this would count as one.

I don't agree that the ability to write comes naturally from reading a lot, yeah it could help build your vocabulary but writing aint beans, so if ure to make a choice between learning how to read or write, its better u're taught how to write. I mean once u get your basic education u should be able to read, its just your attitude that may keep u from actually becoming a good reader, however writing is a totally different ballgame, believe me i know what im talking about. I joined a publishing firm for my service year and i thought i could handle the pressure, by the time they edit my first write up ehnnn, thats when i know say writing no be beans!

You could NEVER EVER go wrong with reading. It's like saturating the mind. Once, it's soaked and totally sponged, it overflows. It takes great reading to be a good writer. QED.

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Kai! u want to kill me?
i love to read and write too. if i say read, when i start to read, i am tempted tp write my own piece, so i wnt choose any one. it is too much of a temptation for me