Comrade Nnadi Goodluck adviced Nigerians on the poor usage of "am" and "i" in a sentence.

Below were his words as shared on his facebook page,

"Yesterday, I read the greatest shock of my life on an American website.

An American woman was describing the signs needed inorder to detect a Nigerian who has a hidden identity, I was going through the signs till I came to one that really stunned and consternated me.

She revealed that most Nigerians are illitrates who don't know how to make a simple correct sentence.

She was probably talking 'bout the poor usage of "am" and "i" in a sentence. Eg "am going to come soon" and "i arrived yesterday".

The reason that I'm sharing this to the whole Nigerians is because, this mistake has really gone viral and people of other countries have noticed this flaw that is only associated with Nigerians.

I am so much unhappy because, even celebrities and prominent Nigerian citizens that are supposed to correct this impression are also starting a sentence with "am" instead of "I'm" or "I am", while others are starting a sentence with "i", instead of "I".

Some languages are expediently subject-drop languages, but English is considered a subject-obligatory language. Thus, making the poor usage of the above words, non standard.

I would have said that the poor usage was created by a Nigerian, but Nigerians don't create English words nor how it will be used.

Comrade Nnadi Goodluck is trying to address this issue that has really been going on for so long and hoping to put an end to it with this message.

So, Nigerians, I urge you all to stop making this silly mistakes and always make the right and felicitous grammatical constituents. Thank you all.

Please, use the share button to share this message till every Nigerian get's to see it."[/color]

Nigerians, what is your take on this?


Source- http://www.facebook.com/100014089426009/posts/207516769727969

And which Nigerian language can the American woman speak?

TexasR:


Soon as you tell me which Nigerian language is as internationally accepted and used like the English language.
Some things are just so simple to comprehend and flow with,but people like you must find a way to excuse the very glaringly inexcusable

China became what it's today because everyone speaks perfect English.

And please tell that little voice in your head that it lied when it told you that Americans speak and write grammatically correct English.They don't.

Get close to them and you will notice how careless they're with their spoken English even though it's their native language.

The idiot Op wants us to speak and write what will please them Huh?


You go there, you speak English to them.


They come here you still speak English to them.

Who them be sef?

Kondomatic:
And which Nigerian language can the American woman speak?

Kondomatic:
And which Nigerian language can the American woman speak?

Kondomatic:
And which Nigerian language can the American woman speak?

Lmao!

Yeah.. Nigerians are illiterate.. Come to London where i live, you will see them roaming the streets of london.

ernesty20:
Yeah.. Nigerians are illiterate.. Come to London where i live, you will see them roaming the streets of london.

Haha, this damn serious!

Does spoken English makes one illiterate? So what about those that can speak Correct English but can't speak their language?

#Its all about communication, if you can hear and understand me, then its OK.

CoolFreeday:
Does spoken English makes one illiterate? So what about those that can speak Correct English but can't speak their language?

#Its all about communication, if you can hear and understand me, then its OK.

True talk joor!

Make dem gerrerahia, since dey see nothing wrong in British, Australian or New Zealand English, make dem leave Nigerian English.. So long as u understand what I mean, den we're gud..

Nbote:
Make dem gerrerahia, since dey see nothing wrong in British, Australian or New Zealand English, make dem leave Nigerian English.. So long as u understand what I mean, den we're gud..

Let the whites leave us alone!

Naija people make we learn!

Thank you for this piece



Thanks

My only problem is that every hungry person is a comrade

Am here comrade coman beat me

Kondomatic:
And which Nigerian language can the American woman speak?

how many Americans are hustling to come to Nigeria?

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I am more worried about Nnadi Goodluck than the faceless American woman. Nigerians write "am" while Americans write "ain't" and English folks say something that sounds like "innit". Big deal!

Nnadi needs to get a life.

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Am coming back

i will comment later

Also, it is you not yhu

am cuming to smack some sense into ur skull. rubbish

What about Americans who can't speak or write correct English?




Communication is KEY


I was thinking he was going to give us examples that are more elaborate

The woman self no sabi anything pass English.

Abeggy jare , can the woman speak Yoruba or other Nigerian languages fluently...!

We need to define illiteracy first, it really has nothing to do with the way or how anyone speaks a language.

It has to do more with an ability to READ, and not necessarily in ENGLISH.

Like a poster said, which of the Nigerian languages can the Americana read or speak.

Let's stop fooling ourselves. It's absolutely wrong to start a sentence with "am" but it shouldn't be used as a criteria to judge Nigerians as illiterates.

I'm open to critics though

Igbos and the eternal inferiority complex syndrome.

Ayam going to comment later....

Chicks

247Dior:
how many Americans are hustling to come to Nigeria?

you can ask google bro!

Am coming back to comment

what about Americans that speak ghetto

I'm glad to know that someone else has also noticed this flaw

The irony of the whole thing is that the vast majority of Nigerians are ignorant and insist on going the wrong way by starting a sentence with the word "Am"

i don't give a mess..who's gonna bash me for this?..'i'