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7 Common English Words Nigerians Misuse by Pecohub(m): 2:17pm On Nov 29, 2017 |
You really got to love Nigerians and their creativity. Nigerians are really creative people. From arts, culture to language, creativity runs in Naija. Nigerians do awesome things like break world records, build cars from local materials, paint amazing things and many others. But sometimes, Nigerians do things that make you go: 1. Instalments Nigerians have taken the concept of paying money in small bits (instalments) to mean Instalmentally. Nigerians would say “paying instalmentally” which is wrong. The correct usage is “pay in instalments”. 2. Vigil Nigerians still haven’t understood the concept that vigils only take place at night. This is why many of us are so fond of saying “night vigil” which is incorrect. Saying “vigil” is enough as the word already implies it takes place at night. 3. Cunning Nigerians have turned this word on its head. When you listen to the average Nigerian speaking, you’d hear “cunny” instead of cunning. The word cunny is a euphemism for a female body part but Nigerians use it to mean to cunning. 4. Indicators These are often found on cars. These indicators are used to signal a turn. Nigerians know how to use indicators in their cars but have a weird name for them: Trafficators. Somehow, we merged traffic and indicators to form a new a word. SEE MORE AT : https://pecohubmedia./2017/11/29/7-common-english-words-nigerians-misuse/ 1 Like
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