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Greetings, as we all know are very essential. They show signs of respect, honour and high esteem. Greetings can be made to friends, parents, elderly ones, even people you're older than(as funny as it sounds).
Well, here are some greeting errors which are very common among Nigerians, while doing so in English.
1. The Good "Aftoon" Error
A whole lot of people fall under this category. It's probably because they rush the greeting, or probably are too lazy to stretch the greeting in the correct manner or thereabout, but then, it still remains an error.
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This is usually said in place of Good afternoon, which is a greeting made in the afternoon, starting from 12pm till about 4pm. For example, Good aftoon sir. Some even shorten it to " aftoo" or "gooraftoon".
2. The Good "Even" Error
This error is similar to the first and the one after it. So many people say it in place of "Good evening" I am still yet to understand how " even" sounds like "evening ". Some people shorten it to "eve" (Huh?) . For example: Bola good eve.
3. The Goo Morny Error
Haha. This one is very spectacular. When someone wakes up from sleep in the morning and sees his/her parent(s), the person just goes on to rant "daddy goo morny sir" or "mum goo morny ma". Goo morny is in no way similar to Good morning. It's quite wrong.
Conclusion
I'm fully aware that English is not the Mother tongue of any Nigerian at all, but it is the official language. Many people don't actually mind these errors as they have already stuck to it. But it's wrong. I think it's advisable to say the correct things.
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Laura September 8, 2019 at 3:34 PM
It's quite true anyway
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