plaetton:


Pidgin is a language of the conquered people, mentally and culturally conquered people.

It makes us stuuupid.

NO..it makes you stupid!!!...

Adex097:
Who English help!! here in Uniben, we eat and chew pidgin. if care is not taken, we fit vex write ham for exam and still make an A.

:-/ liar! I REP UNIBEN. pidgin ain't rapant here Mr. Dat's an hoax!

and what is special about English language? people should feel free to express themselves in whatever language they dim fit.

infact, recently I heard on the BBC, that pidgin English will soon become an official language across many west Africa n countries. so it's a force that no one can stop

OP go to Russia, Japan, China and other big developed countries and tell me what they speak in their country......


Do u think we are supposed be speaking English in naija?? Why would u think who speak pidgin is not responsible enough...


Do u know if a student teach me with pidgin (tutorials), I understand more Dan a teacher who teach with English?

Mehn pidgin as u see it is our language and accepted very well.......

Just add more language to yourself for your own benefit..

Atmmachine:
You're very wrong for this.
I'm very confident about my spoken English, i live in America and i see Nigerian University girls as being unable to speak good English.

I got some Nigerian girls phone numbers, They speak polished Queens English, i was Amazed, even them girls that grew up and spent all the lives in the village, They speak good English with no accent.
They were the ones asking me why i still habve the Igbo accent after spending many years in America.

Don't try to tarnish the images of my Naija guys.
You think Americans speak good English ??
You will hear them say "Where is you going" "Is you mad ??" I could of done my home work " "Wanna" "Gonna" "I finna go buy some bread" Now tell me if that's a good English.

Why are you lying though....at best a Nigerian speaking is similar to an Indian speaking good English but still speaks with an accent, which is sometimes hard to understand...... Majority of Nigerians sucks at speaking English, when they speak it sounds forced.....and yes Americans speak good English, same way Australians and Canadians do even though the accents slightly differ. But the rules of pronunciation is pretty much the same. what you described up there are black Americans from poor neighborhoods.

adepeter26:


From your own perspective?

Language and the mind are interconnected.
The complexity of a language correlates with the complexity of the mind.

A rich language nurtures a rich mind, which nurtures a rich culture.

Conversely, a fragmented language does exactly the same.
It produces a fragmented mind, which nurtures a fragmented sub-culture.

This is well known.

Archeologists and anthropologists usually look at the complexity, or paucity, of a given language to determine the level intellectual sophistication and advancement of a people.

Na Nairaland cause am...

cold:

Your whole grammatical construction is too pedestrian. Too Nigerian-ish. You don't have the clout to criticise the inadequacies of others. In any event,if you must,you need to ensure all your Ts are crossed and your Is dotted. Just saying.

I think he should as well consider using pidgin English also.

cold:

Your whole grammatical construction is too pedestrian. Too Nigerian-ish. You don't have the clout to criticise the inadequacies of others. In any event,if you must,you need to ensure all your Ts are crossed and your Is dotted. Just saying.

100% well said! 2 kolas 4 u bro. + 1 shaving stick(BiC)

bossto:
NO..it makes you stupid!!!...

Lol.
Bravo, for articulating a coherent thought.
I wonder why you didn't choose to express yourself in pidgin.

This pidgin thing is all over. The easiest way to identify a Nigerian in my school is pidgin

Etizz:
OP go to Russia, Japan, China and other big developed countries and tell me what they speak in their country......


Do u think we are supposed be speaking English in naija?? Why would u think who speak pidgin is not responsible enough...


Do u know if a student teach me with pidgin (tutorials), I understand more Dan a teacher who teach with English?

Mehn pidgin as u see it is our language and accepted very well.......

Just add more language to yourself for your own benefit..

It is mediocrity. Pidgin is not a native Language is it? China or Japan don't have numerous cultures within their borders do they? If you can't understand English it is OK, just don't use it to justify speaking pidgin ( the broken form of the language). It shows laziness and mediocrity especially if you went to school in a country like Nigeria.

habeeblai244:
This has been bordering me since I was in secondary school. I am now in Higher Institution. Yet I still can't figure this out. Why will a higher institution student for that matter who has been Studying English Language for the past 10years at least can't speak English but will prefer Pidgin?

My friends speaks pidgin, when I try to correct them, they will give lame excuse that not that they can't speak English but they prefer pidgin. Pidgin is for those who didn't go to school at all but need to communicate with those who understand English. Higher institution students, why do you prefer pidgin to English?

pidgin is the most correct way to communicate here in Nigeria, everybody understands pidgin while few could be said for english. 3 d english teacher with 3 different views of the language. I am for PIDGIN as our official language. Naso I see am!

As e b sey u sabi oyinbo na em make u dey scatta yarn 4 here ,,,make vigilantay 4 mah area cash u ,,na dt tym u go sabi pidgin..







Pidgin just makes it easier to xpress oneself..

tevinsolt:


Why are you lying though....at best a Nigerian speaking is similar to an Indian speaking good English but still speaks with an accent, which is sometimes hard to understand...... Majority of Nigerians sucks at speaking English, when they speak it sounds forced.....and yes Americans speak good English, same way Australians and Canadians do even though the accents slightly differ. But the rules of pronunciation is pretty much the same. what you described up there are black Americans from poor neighborhoods.

I totally disagree with your statement that Indians an Americans speak perfect English. there's no English speaking nation that speaks "perfect "English in its "perfection "
they all have their own indigenous form of speaking. the reason we have "American(not just about accent, even in meaning) English, Australian English, Canadian English, even the Irish have their's, so why can't we have Nigerian English?

martineverest:
U must be a fool for calling pidgin a language for illiterate.i went to uniben, where pidgin English is the most widely spoken language. We sometimes interact with pidgin with our lecturers. What will say to students that speak their native languages in universities? Pidgin is also a native language of 'bendel' people. Low self esteem Dey worry op.... Pidgin English our own brand of English.

Lol.

As you speak, so you think

A patch patch language produces patch patch thinking.

Are you surprised why Nigerian graduates are rated very low within Nigeria, Africa and the world?

habeeblai244:
This has been bordering me since I was in secondary school. I am now in Higher Institution. Yet I still can't figure this out. Why will a higher institution student for that matter who has been Studying English Language for the past 10years at least can't speak English but will prefer Pidgin?

My friends speaks pidgin, when I try to correct them, they will give lame excuse that not that they can't speak English but they prefer pidgin. Pidgin is for those who didn't go to school at all but need to communicate with those who understand English. Higher institution students, why do you prefer pidgin to English?

Pidgin is an easy way of communicating, it is widely spoken even among those people that doesn't not even speak english. You won't appreciate pidgin enough until you hear jamaican speak patois "refined pidgin"

habeeblai244:
This has been bordering me since I was in secondary school. I am now in Higher Institution. Yet I still can't figure this out. Why will a higher institution student for that matter who has been Studying English Language for the past 10years at least can't speak English but will prefer Pidgin?

My friends speaks pidgin, when I try to correct them, they will give lame excuse that not that they can't speak English but they prefer pidgin. Pidgin is for those who didn't go to school at all but need to communicate with those who understand English. Higher institution students, why do you prefer pidgin to English?

Pidgin is an easy way of communicating, it is widely spoken even among those people that doesn't not even speak english. You won't appreciate pidgin enough until you hear jamaican speak patois "refined pidgin"

Pidgin blends better with our local languages and less complicated. For instance, you don't need the intrigues of differentiating between 'her' and 'him'. All you need is 'am' in a sentence like this "tell am" instead of "tell him or tell her"

tevinsolt:


It is mediocrity. Pidgin is not a native Language is it? China or Japan don't have numerous cultures within their borders do they? If you can't understand English it is OK, just don't use it to justify speaking pidgin ( the broken form of the language). It shows laziness and mediocrity especially if you went to school in a country like Nigeria.

It's totally wrong for you to compare Nigeria with Japan and China, those are homogeneous societies with one culture, one language, one nation, one destiny, can you say the same of nigeria, 250 ethnic groups and diverse languages? how do you relate to those whose language you don't understand?

Schools in north students do communicate with hausa.

omooba969:
Being used to speaking pidgin always harms your english grammar & composition.

Simple.

e be like sey na A1 plus you get for English Language for the American GCE u write that year o.

Atmmachine:
You're very wrong for this.
I'm very confident about my spoken English, i live in America and i see Nigerian University girls as being unable to speak good English.

I got some Nigerian girls phone numbers, They speak polished Queens English, i was Amazed, even them girls that grew up and spent all the lives in the village, They speak good English with no accent.
They were the ones asking me why i still have the Igbo accent after spending many years in America.

Don't try to tarnish the images of my Naija guys.
You think Americans speak good English ??
You will hear them say "Where is you going" "Is you mad ??" I could of done my home work " "Wanna" "Gonna" "I finna go buy some bread" Now tell me if that's a good English.

The writer was wondering why some students in our higher institutions of leaning would prefer speaking 'pidgin' English as opposed to speaking standard English. I think his observation is laudable. These days, it's not uncommon to find graduates who can't string two simple sentences together or converse fluently in standard English.

habeeblai244:
This has been bordering me since I was in secondary school. I am now in Higher Institution. Yet I still can't figure this out. Why will a higher institution student for that matter who has been Studying English Language for the past 10years AT LEAST can't speak English but will prefer Pidgin?

My friends speakS pidgin,(replace comma with fullstop or 'and') when I try to correct them, they will give lame excuse(missing 's'/inproper use(...THE lame excuse)) that not that they can't speak English but they prefer pidgin. Pidgin is for those who didn't go to school at all but need to communicate with those who understand English(Hahahaha). Higher institution students, why do you prefer pidgin to English?

Learning English for ten years hasn't made much of a difference for you either (no offense meant). In this part of the world English is considered a formal language, hence informal situations don't necessarily require it for communication. Peace!

Same reason Chinese speak Mandarin in Universities. Same reason German is spoken in their universities. Arabs speak Arabic. Etc. Pidgin is our own it should be made Official.

Here in France were I live we called people who ask this questions House Nigahs(in Malcolm X voice)

DBriteLitehouse:


e be like sey na A1 plus you get for English Language for the American GCE u write that year o.

I speak pidgin too but I believe in doing things in moderation.

University/higher institution environment ought to be sacrosanct.

you are bothered because of slave mentality,rather you should be more worried of why,a Nigerian can not speak any Nigerian language but rather English. do the English speak your language?

habeeblai244:
This has been bordering me since I was in secondary school. I am now in Higher Institution. Yet I still can't figure this out. Why will a higher institution student for that matter who has been Studying English Language for the past 10years at least can't speak English but will prefer Pidgin?

My friends speaks pidgin, when I try to correct them, they will give lame excuse that not that they can't speak English but they prefer pidgin. Pidgin is for those who didn't go to school at all but need to communicate with those who understand English. Higher institution students, why do you prefer pidgin to English?

Chukazu:


I totally disagree with your statement that Indians an Americans speak perfect English. there's no English speaking nation that speaks "perfect "English in its "perfection "
they all have their own indigenous form of speaking. the reason we have "American(not just about accent, even in meaning) English, Australian English, Canadian English, even the Irish have their's, so why can't we have Nigerian English?

Someone should give this guy a Nobel prize in Structured argument.

Atmmachine:
You're very wrong for this.
I'm very confident about my spoken English, i live in America and i see Nigerian University girls as being unable to speak good English.

I got some Nigerian girls phone numbers, They speak polished Queens English, i was Amazed, even them girls that grew up and spent all the lives in the village, They speak good English with no accent.
They were the ones asking me why i still have the Igbo accent after spending many years in America.

Don't try to tarnish the images of my Naija guys.
You think Americans speak good English ??
You will hear them say "Where is you going" "Is you mad ??" I could of done my home work " "Wanna" "Gonna" "I finna go buy some bread" Now tell me if that's a good English.

My brother ask the maga oo! Shuuur! As a matter fact the pigin is still English, just a reduce form of English language. If u try us, we sale u with English language collect change in ur very b4 and u no go no.

tevinsolt:


Why are you lying though....at best a Nigerian speaking is similar to an Indian speaking good English but still speaks with an accent, which is sometimes hard to understand...... Majority of Nigerians sucks at speaking English, when they speak it sounds forced.....and yes Americans speak good English, same way Australians and Canadians do even though the accents slightly differ. But the rules of pronunciation is pretty much the same. what you described up there are black Americans from poor neighborhoods.

Nope. I disagree. 'White' Americans use "wanna" and "gonna" a lot. Their slangs have also become legit words as well. I believe languages are tools people use in communication. You don't use a scissors where a hammer is required.

feran15:
they are allowed to speak any language they want.

you gan have problem with English you have been doing for 10 years.

no mind d guy,, lyk say e compulsory 2 speak english,,

PencilBox:
:-/ liar! I REP UNIBEN. pidgin ain't rapant here Mr. Dat's an hoax!

AN hoax right? Well done.

habeeblai244:
This has been bordering me since I was in secondary school. I am now in Higher Institution. Yet I still can't figure this out. Why will a higher institution student for that matter who has been Studying English Language for the past 10years at least can't speak English but will prefer Pidgin?

My friends speaks pidgin, when I try to correct them, they will give lame excuse that not that they can't speak English but they prefer pidgin. Pidgin is for those who didn't go to school at all but need to communicate with those who understand English. Higher institution students, why do you prefer pidgin to English?

Can't speak or won't speak