Tbken:
i cant hear you oooo

Whatever....

Keneking:
16 Years of PDP government and its evils

.see them

Keenysbojan:
I can some traces of dullness..(no offence please)

His point is valid; I studied English (in case you want to know).

Keenysbojan:
I can see some traces of dullness..(no offence please)

Sorry, I think you are the dull head here. Try to be flexible in your reasoning.

tomsniel:
Have observed it too but I just assumed its Nigerian english. Since its Naija made i dey proud of am o. There are varieties of english so why should Nigeria's be any different.

I tire oooo

there is no dictionary for phrases in the English language so u can be so sure, its sounds pretty correct to me.

fulfillment22:


Oyinbo gun ni o, chai...
it should be: 'which course did you study in the school?' yet, u say sm1 is dull*

He is correct. You shouldn't use 'the' in that sentence.

asuustrike1:

it's not true.

Agreed

Chai charlie

Keenysbojan:
please explain to us..we are to learn

is English your language why do you have to carry it on your head like bag of rice. I was like dis guy should make observation of wrong phrase in his language

Kingsley121:
It's totally wrong..Nigerians,(especially ladies) are fond of this,and their expression while uttering that grammatical blunder makes u think it's right.
Why would a so called graduate use these words together "should incase","extreme end","still yet". In english it's referred to as tautology. So "I was like ok" is not and cannot be correct

You tried to be intelligent but you failed woefully. Should in case, in case of incasity etc are wrong, I agree, but "I was like, ok" is no way a tautology.

Mass illiteracy.

The danger of having Social Media dictate education.

Yet people wonder why they've remained unemployed.

When I opened this thread I was like ok lemme c wat people has to say then reading through I was like ok they re makn little sense.then I was like ok is this rily a good english?nit yet finished wt my though wen my neighbours daughta entad my room and was like compkaining to m d next tin she sd was aunty I was like ok lemne give him a kall if he doesnt and I was like ok even if its not a queens english its our own naija english and I was lije ok kets go on joir.ko si repete

This "like seriously" phase sef no understand me ooo

zicoraads:
How come no one is mentioning 'like seriously?' Ladies are very, very fond of this one

It is also correct sir... From this post of yours I can only come to one conclusion. U didn't read the full thread before commenting?

Karleb:



What's there to explain?

"I was like, Ok" Is a grammatically correct sentence or statement or phrase or clause, but not a formal speech as in; you can't address a large crowd or the president or your VC with it because it's informal but grammatically correct! gerrit?

Where were you when WOLE Soyinka won the noble prize award ?

Sheenor:


Pardon my ignorance please, buh what's America official language??...

None. America has no official language.

People use this phrase everywhere even in America. ..so dont blame Nigerians ...

Oga forget that one we get naija English so no query us for dat

**like srsli, totally tweeting this**

Keenysbojan:


because I have sat down and think about this all over and over and over,an

The spirit of bad English is also affecting you. Please correct this sentence.

Keenysbojan:
I have been wondering why Nigerian students always use the word 'i was like ok' in every of their saying... I [size=30pt]found[/size] it difficult to believe that 'i was like ok' is a correct short sentence, in English...

because I have sat down and [size=30pt]think[/size] about this all over and over and over,and through research I found that there is no short sentence in English, like 'i was like ok'.. but some Nigerians are so terrible when it comes to the aspects of speaking or writing standard English...

A student of unilorin came to meet my big bro at home,and he said I have been trying your number since I left Lagos and I WAS LIKE OK LET ME CALL YOUR YOUNGER BROTHER TO CONFIRM..

immediately,I felt the 'spirit of bad English' in what he said above... since then I have been searching,I have been asking those who are highly educated and those who study English in universities.. if the use of I WAS LIKE OK is good to speak..

to nairelanders do any of you have anything to say about this topic... share your own points of view and let some 'BAD English speaker(s)' learn from you.. thanks

Yours Faithfully
k e e n y s b o j a n

you need your medicine first before you give to other people. that's a very informal way of relating doubts and tentative decisions...i find no trouble in it

Keenysbojan:
I have been wondering why Nigerian students always use the word 'i was like ok' in every of their saying... I found it difficult to believe that 'i was like ok' is a correct short sentence, in English...

because I have sat down and think about this all over and over and over,and through research I found that there is no short sentence in English, like 'i was like ok'.. but some Nigerians are so terrible when it comes to the aspects of speaking or writing standard English...

A student of unilorin came to meet my big bro at home,and he said I have been trying your number since I left Lagos and I WAS LIKE OK LET ME CALL YOUR YOUNGER BROTHER TO CONFIRM..

immediately,I felt the 'spirit of bad English' in what he said above... since then I have been searching,I have been asking those who are highly educated and those who study English in universities.. if the use of I WAS LIKE OK is good to speak..

to nairelanders do any of you have anything to say about this topic... share your own points of view and let some 'BAD English speaker(s)' learn from you.. thanks

Yours Faithfully
k e e n y s b o j a n

If you are going to be so pedantic about the use of English even in informal speak, then you should watch your own grammar, punctuation and capitalisation.

MissMeiya:


None. America has no official language.

but English is technically the official language of US. All the official documents of the US government are written in English. Schools and courts uses English to communicate. It would be difficult getting a job in US if you don't speak English

[quouthor=Keenysbojan post=27158419]I have been wondering why Nigerian students always use the word 'i was like ok' in every of their saying... I found it difficult to believe that 'i was like ok' is a correct short sentence, in English...

because I have sat down and think about this all over and over and over,and through research I found that there is no short sentence in English, like 'i was like ok'.. but some Nigerians are so terrible when it comes to the aspects of speaking or writing standard English...

A student of unilorin came to meet my big bro at home,and he said I have been trying your number since I left Lagos and I WAS LIKE OK LET ME CALL YOUR YOUNGER BROTHER TO CONFIRM..

immediately,I felt the 'spirit of bad English' in what he said above... since then I have been searching,I have been asking those who are highly educated and those who study English in universities.. if the use of I WAS LIKE OK is good to speak..

to nairelanders do any of you have anything to say about this topic... share your own points of view and let some 'BAD English speaker(s)' learn from you.. thanks

Yours Faithfully
k e e n y s b o j a n[/quote]
@ OP, Me ah no sabi English at all, but which kyn English be dis wey u say '' because I have sat down and think...''
u sef na lerner joor.

Keenysbojan:
I have been wondering why Nigerian students always use the word 'i was like ok' in every of their saying... I found it difficult to believe that 'i was like ok' is a correct short sentence, in English...

because I have sat down and think about this all over and over and over,and through research I found that there is no short sentence in English, like 'i was like ok'.. but some Nigerians are so terrible when it comes to the aspects of speaking or writing standard English...

A student of unilorin came to meet my big bro at home,and he said I have been trying your number since I left Lagos and I WAS LIKE OK LET ME CALL YOUR YOUNGER BROTHER TO CONFIRM..

immediately,I felt the 'spirit of bad English' in what he said above... since then I have been searching,I have been asking those who are highly educated and those who study English in universities.. if the use of I WAS LIKE OK is good to speak..

to nairelanders do any of you have anything to say about this topic... share your own points of view and let some 'BAD English speaker(s)' learn from you.. thanks

Yours Faithfully
k e e n y s b o j a n

First of all, I don't think there's anything wrong in using that phrase. It's just an informal way of speech.

Secondly, it's not used only in Nigeria as most people here think. It's used all over the world in English speaking countries; in fact it's far more common in the UK and US and that's where our youths are copying it from.

It's laughable how so many people on this thread have already jumped on the bandwagon and agreed it is wrong English used only by Nigerians (especially girls)

Keenysbojan:
I have been wondering why Nigerian students always use the word 'i was like ok' in every of their saying... I found it difficult to believe that 'i was like ok' is a correct short sentence, in English...

because I have sat down and think about this...

Did any one notice that second paragraph? That one na grammatical Suicide! "...sat down and think..."

its totally correct! i was like "ok!" they are trying to explain the past action! so join the bandwagon plss

Like seriously op.u have sat down and think about it.dats a bad English.correct me if am wrong

Karleb:



What's there to explain?

"I was like, Ok" Is a grammatically correct sentence or statement or phrase or clause, but not a formal speech as in; you can't address a large crowd or the president or your VC with it because it's informal but grammatically correct! gerrit?

What makes it gramatically correct Whether informal or formal? Grammar has rules. So from these rules, you should be able to state clearly if it's correct or not