I concur!
But it's not by force.

the idea of good use of english is a splendid thing,cos we ought to speak well of whatever we do.if not what is the need of the saying everything worth doing is what doing well.if you want to speak pidgin nigeria,then we know its that but if its english let it be just that pure and simple,

johndav:

the idea of good use of english is a splendid thing,because we ought to speak well of whatever we do.if not what is the need of the saying everything worth doing is what doing well.if you want to speak pidgin nigeria,then we know its that but if its english let it be just that pure and simple,

okay, i suppose say you dey yarn say make we no kaboosh for pidgin again. Na nana i just get your levels. Nothing do you.

Come sef, ingrish na your papa language
Lagbaja don sing am finish. He talk say

' i speak, you hear. when i speak you understand. oro wa ti ye rawa, idea lo ju. if i fire and you dodge, i don't care. na the beginning of crase be that.'

If you wan form, no be for your house na. You go carry oyinbo commot go outside. This na Naija forum.

make i carry waka before them lynch me jare.

I'm sure the person that started this tread will be surprise at some the replies. Its a good idea but really, thats y its called nairaland and not poundland or dollarland. so you have freedom to write and say anything

Realizing the futility of the collective effort to manifest a thread of a perfected manifestation of the English language, let us take another look at the title of the thread. It references "Good" English. Something can be good even if it is somewhat flawed. An operatic performance in which a few notes are sung off-pitch can still be as enjoyable as one in which every tone is spot-on.

I, then, implore that it be considered that any language is, by its inherent nature, deficient in its expressivity. It is for this very reason that languages are not cast in stone. They are, indeed, changing things. So, while the ideal of a perfected presentation is commendable, it is just that--an ideal. We can speak or write in a way that is very good, but still far from the perfected idealized way that some would suggest.

Now, I ask that those who read this post to find and point out the errors in it. Doing so will serve to further prove my point!

In the meantime, let's use the language (in this case, English) as ably as we can. That way, we can assure that we are most precisely understood by as many others as possible at any given time.

bu.llshi.t. Go be an English professor somewhere else. Who's da smart as.s. that came up with this thread anyways?

Hmmmm--I'm sensing a bit of angst, here, ghettochyk.

drrionelli:

Hmmmm--I'm sensing a bit of angst, here, ghettochyk.

I agree with this. The problem is people from one majority region of the country enjoy typing in their language with reckless abandon. They always spoil the flow of discussions in this forum.