megxo: well, dats d effect of "chatting"...........soon we'll start seeing "lmao" in professional write ups

caukerzee: i don't for the idiat oh. Thats what i wanted to ask him.

dabigwalls:

And in what language is this verbose exposé coming in please? Efik, Ibibio, Yorubawa or Kanuri? Awaiting your answer please.

HQ: I'm is correct.

Oh wait. Now if you're hoping to correct Nigerian youths, it's almost impossible. Text and IM has ruined it all.

caseless: fall from sky

omo_to_dun:

Both are correct.

"Organisation" is British while "organization" is American.

caukerzee: Die headlong in the lagoon.

eduson5[b:
[/b]5]**organization
**sophisticated aboki

sashaa: I also noticed some people write is instead of it's.
E.g 'thank God is friday'

redsun:

The dog language,the one u understand beta. U and i are inherently born with lids on our necks,but i am struggling to free myself because i have seen light. While u one the othe hand is entangling urself more because u roam in darkness.

solomon ofremu: THERE IS THIS EXPRESION I USUALLY HERE WHENEVER A SPEECH IS BEEN MADE AMONG SOME INTELLEGENT NIGERIANS THAT ENLISH IS NOT EXPRESSIONAL IS THIS TRUE FRIENDS ?

IbroSaunks: Here's my question. How often do you see "gonna" or "twenny" in American official publications?

strangest:

Thank God you said official, writing on Nairaland is not an official publication therefore people should stop correcting others on NL

Dr. Wise:
Please is there no word like STUPIDEST?

I used it and people were laughing at me saying the right expression is 'most stup/d.


Is that true please?

Timijo: There is. It is the superlative of stupid. The problem with some people is that they don't want to learn from those who are ahead of them in knowledge or May be you didn't use it correctly as the strongest adjective. Below are examples:
1. The stupidest thing she has ever done is fighting in the public.
2. He is the stupidest among the three boys.

Dr. Wise:


Thank you my brother.

I told my friend that going to sleep over in his girlfriend's place was the stupidest thing to do and the next moment they bursted into an uncontrollable laugher over the word 'stupidest'.

Dr. Wise:


Thank you my brother.

I told my friend that going to sleep over in his girlfriend's place was the stupidest thing to do and the next moment they bursted into an uncontrollable laugher over the word 'stupidest'.

aribisala0: Ahead in knowledge of another man's language.
Stupidest is a valid word but an Americanism,a relatively recent addition to the accepted lexicon . We too, if must speak English, can and should have our "OWN ENGLISH" .It is quite difficult to express African thought otherwise. I certainly would struggle to translate "

E get as e dey do me"

E ku ijoko from Yoruba.

Whatever happens we must upgrade our own language for the demands of the 21st century and reject the notion that they are intrinsically unfit and therefore inevitably doomed to extinction

aribisala0: Ahead in knowledge of another man's language.
Stupidest is a valid word but an Americanism,a relatively recent addition to the accepted lexicon . We too, if must speak English, can and should have our "OWN ENGLISH" .It is quite difficult to express African thought otherwise. I certainly would struggle to translate [b]" E get as e dey do me" [/b]to British English or E ku ijoko from Yoruba. Whatever happens we must upgrade our own language for the demands of the 21st century and reject the notion that they are intrinsically unfit and therefore inevitably doomed to extinction

Timijo: That statement is not our language but pidgin The translation is 'sit tight' Our three major languages in Nigeria are Yoruba, Hausa and Igbo. So, which one do you want to upgrade?

aribisala0:

Not OUR language but pidgin. YOU are 5TUPID
Sit tight you are STUPIDER

Which one do I one to upgrade you are STUPIDEST


Na monkey and monkey dey jump.

5tupid people and 5tupid people mix ideas.
It should be clear to you that there is no scope for intellectual commerce between us. Stay away from me and learn to shut up if you have nothing to say

Wallie:

" E get as e dey do me" = (1) I feel uneasy. (2) I feel funny. (3) I feel uncomfortable.

On a more serious note, languages do get influenced/changed based on a regional dialect but getting the gatekeepers of English to recognize the new word will be an uphill battle.

Timijo: I laughed at your comment. What have I said to deserve this insult? Anyway, you may insult me, but I will not, because I don't know you, but I know myself.

aribisala0: what have you done ?? just being yourself.That is annoying enough !!