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Re: "I'm" Or "Am" - Why Are We Such Careless Users Of The English Language? by strangest(m): 11:13pm On Oct 30, 2012 |
Please for the benefit of everyone, I mean those that can and cannot speak.. Spoke.. Spake... English very well, can we have our own NIGERIAN ENGLISH. William Shakespeare is an English poet but the English he used then is not what we use today, Moral: English keeps changing everyday... Anyone trying to correct another persons english, should probably go back to william shakespeare. We as Nigerians we have the right to our own english. English has evolved and it is still evolving, the Anglo saxons, the romans. The truth is that English is actually a blend of many languages even the anglo saxon had a blend of the dialects of the west germanic tribes. Nigerian English all the way 1 Like |
Re: "I'm" Or "Am" - Why Are We Such Careless Users Of The English Language? by BabaO2: 11:14pm On Oct 30, 2012 |
dabigwalls:shut the f.uck.. olodo oshi |
Re: "I'm" Or "Am" - Why Are We Such Careless Users Of The English Language? by chreldb(m): 11:17pm On Oct 30, 2012 |
strangest: Please for the benefit of everyone, I mean those that can and cannot speak.. Spoke.. Spake... English very well, can we have our own NIGERIAN ENGLISH. William Shakespeare is an English poet but the English he used then is not what we use today, Moral: English keeps changing everyday... Anyone trying to correct another persons english, should probably go back to william shakespeare. We as Nigerians we have the right to our own english. English has evolved and it is still evolving, the Anglo saxons, the romans. The truth is that English is actually a blend of many languages even the anglo saxon had a blend of the dialects of the west germanic tribes. Nigerian English all the way If you insist then start and we shall follow you. |
Re: "I'm" Or "Am" - Why Are We Such Careless Users Of The English Language? by Nickydrake(m): 11:19pm On Oct 30, 2012 |
violent: Yours is a great post. It in itself illustrates its own subject matter. I get the point though. |
Re: "I'm" Or "Am" - Why Are We Such Careless Users Of The English Language? by Nobody: 11:20pm On Oct 30, 2012 |
MRbrownJAY: many may write I AM in such form to ease their typing by writing the word the easiest way possible.....I, for example, always write DONT, CANT, WONT SHOULDNT etc instead of can't, won't, shouldn't.......or better yet ITS instead of it's, and thats because its easier for me to write. now, if i have to write something more official then i certainly will know how to write these words properly. Nah who you wan make i ask |
Re: "I'm" Or "Am" - Why Are We Such Careless Users Of The English Language? by nitlad: 11:21pm On Oct 30, 2012 |
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Re: "I'm" Or "Am" - Why Are We Such Careless Users Of The English Language? by Nobody: 11:22pm On Oct 30, 2012 |
tubolancer: I need readers for my manuscripts, I have edited the manuscript but I was not satisfy. I teach English Language in a private school, I want volunters readers to spot the remaining errors within the book. I shall post the book chapter by chapter everyday, I do not want errors in my work. Readers should include their phone numbers. Am suspecting adverse drug reaction. hmm; hmm, not ordinary. |
Re: "I'm" Or "Am" - Why Are We Such Careless Users Of The English Language? by Nobody: 11:24pm On Oct 30, 2012 |
Re: "I'm" Or "Am" - Why Are We Such Careless Users Of The English Language? by Nobody: 11:31pm On Oct 30, 2012 |
MissCorrection: no be only that one, the alarming issue is that he/she says he/she teaches english language and he is not ''satisfy''. 1 Like |
Re: "I'm" Or "Am" - Why Are We Such Careless Users Of The English Language? by Nobody: 11:33pm On Oct 30, 2012 |
nikkyshyne: Other mistakes I see on nairaland.Have,had,has goes wit 'been' for any sentence While 'being' goes with personal THOSE is a plural of that While does is 3rd sing.present of DO |
Re: "I'm" Or "Am" - Why Are We Such Careless Users Of The English Language? by SisiKill1: 11:36pm On Oct 30, 2012 |
chreld_b: Speaking of wrong and careless usage of words, another disturbing trend I have noticed is the use of "molestation" in place of "molested". It has become so common on NL that I am almost beginning to think that people do it deliberately. You see sentences like these. "The bad men took her to the place and molestation her", "is it because she stole a blackberry that they molestation her". Now thats irritating. Bwhahahaha! Okay that one is all on SEUN. Apparently if the word R^PE is ever typed, NL is gonna burst into flames. Do you want NL to burst in to flames? Well do ya? Do ya?!!! SMH! What did NL ever do to you? 2 Likes |
Re: "I'm" Or "Am" - Why Are We Such Careless Users Of The English Language? by Nobody: 11:38pm On Oct 30, 2012 |
ogugua88: Nah too much film and video games dey cause am. Which skul u dey abeg? I fit visit u 2mrw. |
Re: "I'm" Or "Am" - Why Are We Such Careless Users Of The English Language? by Nobody: 11:43pm On Oct 30, 2012 |
adonisyung: I need to buy jamb form...I must go to school...I am (am) tired of garri market I support you. I thank God my father taught me english language at childhood otherwise nairalanders should have led me astray. Even a basket full of garri cannot make me forget what i learnt. |
Re: "I'm" Or "Am" - Why Are We Such Careless Users Of The English Language? by aribisala0(m): 11:46pm On Oct 30, 2012 |
Why are we even more careless in the use of IJAW language |
Re: "I'm" Or "Am" - Why Are We Such Careless Users Of The English Language? by Nobody: 11:47pm On Oct 30, 2012 |
ashmanpolo: The OKPOKO NJAMINA is not SATISFY with VOLUNTERS. |
Re: "I'm" Or "Am" - Why Are We Such Careless Users Of The English Language? by caukerzee(m): 12:02am On Oct 31, 2012 |
chreld_b:thanks mate. I passed it... |
Re: "I'm" Or "Am" - Why Are We Such Careless Users Of The English Language? by ciphoenix: 12:10am On Oct 31, 2012 |
Curse & Cause used interchangeably by educated adults. #smh |
Re: "I'm" Or "Am" - Why Are We Such Careless Users Of The English Language? by Timijo(m): 12:12am On Oct 31, 2012 |
dabigwalls:The word "organisation" is the correct spelling in standard British english. This is b'cos Nigerians use the British english as the official language. If it is spelt like this- organization, it is wrong b'cos that is the American english and we are not using American english as our official language b'cos we were not colonised by the Americans. Other words that should have "S" instead of "Z" are specialise, neutralise, analyse, socialisation, colonise and so on. 1 Like |
Re: "I'm" Or "Am" - Why Are We Such Careless Users Of The English Language? by ciphoenix: 12:18am On Oct 31, 2012 |
nikkyshyne: ^^ Lol chreld_b. That is nairaland's dictionary for you. The word R-A-P-E is being replaced with Molestation when you click on the submit button. Don't mind oga Seun. He did that with so many words. I find c.u..m which was replaced with 'precipitate' funny.imagine. Vib.rator is now presented as Romance-Machine. What if it was used in another context? The meaning'll be lost then. Seun has to step back a bit |
Re: "I'm" Or "Am" - Why Are We Such Careless Users Of The English Language? by UdekeJ(m): 12:18am On Oct 31, 2012 |
English is not our language!! Though it is considered our lingua franca! How many Europeans distrubed their brains with english palava? Una neva start |
Re: "I'm" Or "Am" - Why Are We Such Careless Users Of The English Language? by chreldb(m): 12:21am On Oct 31, 2012 |
ciphoenix: imagine. Vib.rator is now presented as Romance-Machine. What if it was used in another context? The meaning'll be lost then. Seun has to step back a bit Vibrator |
Re: "I'm" Or "Am" - Why Are We Such Careless Users Of The English Language? by ciphoenix: 12:22am On Oct 31, 2012 |
chreld_b: |
Re: "I'm" Or "Am" - Why Are We Such Careless Users Of The English Language? by chreldb(m): 12:24am On Oct 31, 2012 |
UdekeJ: English is not our language!! Though it is considered our lingua franca! How many Europeans distrubed their brains with english palava? Una neva start LMFAO . I typed in the ostrcised word in the above post to verify your claim and truly I got romance machine. This is just to funny. Abeg make go sleep jor |
Re: "I'm" Or "Am" - Why Are We Such Careless Users Of The English Language? by Timijo(m): 12:25am On Oct 31, 2012 |
ciphoenix: Curse & Cause used interchangeably by educated adults. #smhThe pronunciation of the both words are not the same. Curse, the "ur" letters in the word curse has the long 3: sound while the "au" letters in "Cause" has the short o sound |
Re: "I'm" Or "Am" - Why Are We Such Careless Users Of The English Language? by ciphoenix: 12:28am On Oct 31, 2012 |
chreld_b:lol |
Re: "I'm" Or "Am" - Why Are We Such Careless Users Of The English Language? by chronique(m): 12:30am On Oct 31, 2012 |
manny4life: @Op, you've tried. I'm no expert but I've seen so many misplaced or misused words that imply differently, nonetheless, as long as we understand them, it's all good. For instance, I've seen folks writing "I [b]learnt [/b]that", I thought learnt wasn't correct but learned? Hey, if it fits their boat, so be it. "I learnt that" is correct. That's past participle. |
Re: "I'm" Or "Am" - Why Are We Such Careless Users Of The English Language? by chronique(m): 12:39am On Oct 31, 2012 |
caukerzee: please, put more light to the 'being' and 'been'. I am one of those people who really forget the differences. Where do i use which? being is present tense while been is past tense. Eg: I'm being persecuted for a crime I know nothing about. That's present continuous. I have been persecuted for things I knew nothing about. Past tense. |
Re: "I'm" Or "Am" - Why Are We Such Careless Users Of The English Language? by aribisala0(m): 12:40am On Oct 31, 2012 |
chronique: This example of the use of "learnt" is NOT past participle. This is why I insist on us learning our own languages and stop this Colo mentality on display here. "I learnt that" is PAST TENSE "I have learnt,I had learnt" those are past participles But I would rather be correcting Ijaw any day Can we taalk about OUR Yeon languages please |
Re: "I'm" Or "Am" - Why Are We Such Careless Users Of The English Language? by Nobody: 1:05am On Oct 31, 2012 |
I don't understand the "but it's not our language" argument. If you're learning English, then learn it well. We jump and shout when our names and words are butchered by foreigners. Don't mutilate someone else's language because it's not yours. Respect another's language the way we respect our own. 1 Like |
Re: "I'm" Or "Am" - Why Are We Such Careless Users Of The English Language? by AkpuNku2: 1:09am On Oct 31, 2012 |
chreld_b: Speaking of wrong and careless usage of words, another disturbing trend I have noticed is the use of "molestation" in place of "molested". It has become so common on NL that I am almost beginning to think that people do it deliberately. You see sentences like these. "The bad men took her to the place and molestation her", "is it because she stole a blackberry that they molestation her". Now thats irritating. That word [molestation her] is from Seun censor board |
Re: "I'm" Or "Am" - Why Are We Such Careless Users Of The English Language? by aribisala0(m): 1:15am On Oct 31, 2012 |
ogugua88: I don't understand the "but it's not our language" argument. If you're learning English, then learn it well. We jump and shout when our names and words are butchered by foreigners. Don't mutilate someone else's language because it's not yours. Respect another's language the way we respect our own.If you travel widely you will observe that many people; Japanese,Germans,French etc speak English quite poorly and no one makes fun of them. Why do we make fun of ourselves for BAD ENGLISH but not for BAD YORUBA or BAD IGBO that is the koko and indicates COLO MENTALITY. Even in England many people have bad grammar. You hear people say "HE SHOULD OF" instead of HE SHOULD HAVE more often than not. As we speak probably less than 10% of literate Nigerians can write in their mother tongue let us deal with that |
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