MizMyColi:
Mogidi, please what is the meaning of Sycophant?

Mogidi:


If you check any pictorial dictionary, am sure there'd be the picture of an APC supporter next to that word.

MizMyColi:
Caseless, you are avoiding my thread in pol section, why?

MizMyColi:


Lol
But I'm serious.
I want to learn the statutory meaning through you.
You should read the OP when you're chanced.

Caseless:
I'm coming right there. I'm just going through BUHARI's response. When I'm done, I'll cone back to ur thread. You know I won't miss ur thread for anything.

MizMyColi:


I hereby authorize you to led the way

@Davit0 I sight you!

danbrow.ndmf:
Sinaj aint u seen ma mentions?

khachee:


Mizmycoli...i hope you dont mind throwing more light on the usage of the word ''ain't'' . I think the way most people on here use it is wrong or is it me that dont know about how and when it should be used?

i hope you can do justice to the usage of the word. Thanks

Hi there
Ain't is a word used mainly by Black Americans. It's a form of vernacular and NOT entirely wrong when used in this context, seeing as it's an informal social setting, you get?
"ain't" is the black Americans way of saying I am not, to have not, to be not, among others.

Now, vernacular is a form of native dialect which is a deviation from the standard national language or lingua franca.

In a nutshell, "ain't" is not standard english.

MizMyColi:


Hi there
Ain't is a word used mainly by Black Americans. It's a form of vernacular and NOT entirely wrong when used in this context, seeing as it's an informal social setting, you get?
"ain't" is the black Americans way of saying I am not, to have not, to be not, among others.

Now, vernacular is a form of native dialect which is a deviation from the standard national language or lingua franca.

In a nutshell, "ain't" is not standard english.

khachee:

Thanks alot....goodmorning, have a wonderful day.

I wish you same too

LarrySun:
Now I'm here.

Thanks, guys, for dazzling me with brilliance.

Welcome!

TheSonOfMark:

A leprechaun is a fairy in Irish folklore. By default, fairies are lightheaded, happy-go-lucky beings with below-par ratiocinating abilities.

Consequently, saying a person is a leprechaun means the person is a featherbrain ,stùpid or an idìot.

thronekid:
Impressive thread. I love this. Thanks MizMycoli.

you're welcome.

Ehen, you and LarrySun should please feel free to ask questions and give suggestions as deemed fit.

I will make a request for its movement to Lit ASAP.

texanomaly:


Here in America it can also mean you are calling someone "short".

LarrySun:
When you say 'short', do you mean physically short or...psychologically? Americans are famous for their ironic terms.

texanomaly:

Physically

I have to wonder about the definition here though. Many of the stories about leprechauns and fairies that I've read or heard portray them as very clever and mischievous.

zyzxx:
nice to be here

Hi zyzzx, long time!
I remember you from a thread where you stood for me!

You're welcome here

Divepen1:
What have I missed and what do I stand to gain?

MizMyColi:

Hi zyzzx, long time! I remember you from a thread where you stood for me
You're welcome here

LarrySun:
When you say 'short', do you mean physically short or...psychologically? Americans are famous for their ironic terms.

texanomaly:

Physically

I have to wonder about the definition here though. Many of the stories about leprechauns and fairies that I've read or heard portray them as very clever and mischievous.

ELFS are reputed as being clever and/or mischievous in folklores and not LEPRECHAUNS/FAIRIES.

Cc: LarrySun

TheSonOfMark:

ELFS are reputed as being clever and/or mischievous in folklores and not LEPRECHAUNS/FAIRIES.

Cc: LarrySun

LarrySun:
In Irish folklore, leprechauns are considered mischievous, too.

Leprechaun: a magical creature in the form of a little old man who likes to cause troubles.

Wiki definition: " A leprechaun is a FAIRY in Irish folklore".

Your definition depicts it as an elf. Elfs aren't exactly fairies, are they?

TheSonOfMark:

Wiki definition: " A leprechaun is a FAIRY in Irish folklore".

Your definition depicts it as an elf. Elfs aren't exactly fairies, are they?

LarrySun:
I'm sure elves aren't goblins either. But a dictionary, Cambridge Advanced Learner's (Third Edition), told me leprechauns can be mischievous.

TheSonOfMark:

ELFS are reputed as being clever and/or mischievous in folklores and not LEPRECHAUNS/FAIRIES.

Cc: LarrySun

texanomaly:


Forgive me, but you are wrong sir. My mother is Irish. Her Grandfather was born there. Ask an Irishman. They will tell you that Leprechauns are smart, devious and feisty little folk.

http://www.bellaterreno.com/art/irish/fairy/irishleprechauns.aspx

http://www.irishcentral.com/roots/one-third-of-irish-people-believe-in-leprechauns-do-you-118981264-237768641.html

http://telegram.qrsite.com/article.php?sect=75&cat=210&art=1364&28

Stories:

http://www.uexpress.com/tell-me-a-story/2009/3/15/maeve-magees-leprechaun-an-irish-folktale

http://www.unicorngarden.com/bklep4.htm

http://www.yourirish.com/folklore/the-leprechauns/

http://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/The-Irish-legend-of-the-leprechaun-and-the-King-of-Ulster.html

TheSonOfMark:

ELFS are reputed as being clever and/or mischievous in folklores and not LEPRECHAUNS/FAIRIES.

Cc: LarrySun