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Re: A Dozen Words That Even The Most Educated Nigerians Use Or Interpret Wrongly by Marleek(m): 11:25pm On Sep 08, 2015
abimic:

Hello friend, I only can just hope this last pic will clear your doubts. Even without the pic, I remember being taught then in kindergarten, that the plural of property is properties. Instances could be in, landed and mobile properties. Anyway, hope this new pic will calm frayed and doubtful nerves.
Is that a dico? No, thats probably a blog post. Bloggers or writers are also prone to mistakes. You also added that you were taught this in kindergarten right? And what you are insinuating now is that you are ignorant of the fact that most of those kindargarten english are wrong? Although people still use them in regular expressions, that is not enough proof to back your claims.
Re: A Dozen Words That Even The Most Educated Nigerians Use Or Interpret Wrongly by Marleek(m): 11:26pm On Sep 08, 2015
abimic:

Hello friend, I only can just hope this last pic will clear your doubts. Even without the pic, I remember being taught then in kindergarten, that the plural of property is properties. Instances could be in, landed and mobile properties. Anyway, hope this new pic will calm frayed and doubtful nerves.
Re: A Dozen Words That Even The Most Educated Nigerians Use Or Interpret Wrongly by Coolcube: 4:46pm On Sep 10, 2015
arnoldwilliamz:
there is something called Nigerian English and I did it back then in school. ENG408 is the course code. What will you make of the likes of Soyinka using words like 'Wahalarism'?

Whosoever says Nigerian English is a myth goofed. I understand you 100 per cent jare. The fact that some people are uninformed makes the issue hard. Even renowned scholars like David Crystal and Braj Kachru agreed that there is Nigerian English so why should someone who knows nothing or little about language deny its existence and link it to imperfection. For anyone who cares, read on Indian English, Australian English, even South African English and you will be amazed that there are many nativised varieties of English language. The uniformed need to be informed.

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Re: A Dozen Words That Even The Most Educated Nigerians Use Or Interpret Wrongly by londoner: 10:48am On Sep 21, 2015
Coolcube:


Whosoever says Nigerian English is a myth goofed. I understand you 100 per cent jare. The fact that some people are uninformed makes the issue hard. Even renowned scholars like David Crystal and Braj Kachru agreed that there is Nigerian English so why should someone who knows nothing or little about language deny its existence and link it to imperfection. For anyone who cares, read on Indian English, Australian English, even South African English and you will be amazed that there are many nativised varieties of English language. The uniformed need to be informed.

No, it is simply incorrect English used by Nigerians.
Re: A Dozen Words That Even The Most Educated Nigerians Use Or Interpret Wrongly by Coolcube: 1:09pm On Sep 21, 2015
londoner:


No, it is simply incorrect English used by Nigerians.

So the English spoken in South Africa is incorrect, likewise the one spoken in India? Please read about World Englishes before saying what you do not know.
Re: A Dozen Words That Even The Most Educated Nigerians Use Or Interpret Wrongly by Nteyoho90(m): 1:54pm On Sep 21, 2015
Thanks a bunch.
Re: A Dozen Words That Even The Most Educated Nigerians Use Or Interpret Wrongly by londoner: 5:25pm On Sep 21, 2015
Coolcube:


So the English spoken in South Africa is incorrect, likewise the one spoken in India? Please read about World Englishes before saying what you do not know.

The English that is actually mispoken in Nigeria is incorrect English. To pronounce the b in plumber is incorrect.....so South Africans or Indians do that? Is it correct in any language to say 'aks' instead of 'ask'?

Are you going to claim that as Nigerian English when it is clear inability to pronounce the word correctly?

Stop trying to hide behind other nationalities to make excuses for Nigerians. Even Australians have their own words for the English equivalent it is not a collection of mispronounced words, although there is also slang. Same with South Africans who have other influences in their language.

Even the terms that the op pointed out are terms that do not originate from Nigeria but are being applied incorrectly by Nigerians. Take a look at the op's list again.
The example of the interviewer not knowing that you do not pronounce the b in debt, although you write it is an example. Even him thinking 'det' was 'death' shows there is also an issue with pronouncing 'th'.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HcDfR7Rtx0
Re: A Dozen Words That Even The Most Educated Nigerians Use Or Interpret Wrongly by ilevic(m): 8:18am On Oct 30, 2015
Did anyone see this line? "7. Opportune(d) - You'd HAIR someone say something like..."


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Re: A Dozen Words That Even The Most Educated Nigerians Use Or Interpret Wrongly by OnaRegina: 12:00am On Jan 05, 2016
ilevic:
Did anyone see this line? "7. Opportune(d) - You'd HAIR someone say something like..."


Justaskingtho

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Re: A Dozen Words That Even The Most Educated Nigerians Use Or Interpret Wrongly by gbadeolu1: 3:58pm On Apr 07, 2016
princechrming:

8. Impeach - In Nigeria, you'd hear statements like this- "The president must be impeached whether he likes it or not!". And what they mean is that the president should be removed from office.
Politically, "impeach" means "to charge a public official with an offence committed in office" It doesn't ultimately mean removing the official from office, just as being charge to court for an alleged offence doesn't guarantee the defendant would be jailed as a result.
You still have to review this word in outright details. As you will agree with me, a single word does not necessarily have a single meaning. That's the case here. Impeach, as explained here is only one of more than one meanings it has. It can as well mean to remove from office having found one guilty of offense, and that's exactly what you wrote against.

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