I mean we were colonized by the British colonial masters who taught us English as well, and if there is anything i'm aware of its that the colonized country usually adopts the language and speaking pattern of their colonial masters like Senegal, Ivory Coast et al.

The English we speak here in Nigeria is very banal and unrefined, would've been nice if we at least adopted England's Queens English.

Lalasticlala Dominique mynd44

TissuePaper:
I mean we were colonized by the British colonial masters who taught us English as well, and if there is anything i'm aware of its that the colonized country usually adopts the language and speaking pattern of their colonial masters like Senegal, Ivory Coast et al.

The English we speak here in Nigeria is very banal and unrefined, would've been nice if we at least adopted England's Queens English.

Lalasticlala Dominique mynd44

Why do the Welsh and Irish not speak British English?

Have you came across the word "mother tongue" ?


Have you heard a German speaking English?

Or Romania speak English?

How does there intonation sounds?

Or does it mean that they aren't Europe??

Because we are creative.. Besides US don't speak british english

The least of our problems now Abeg.

Every former British colony speaks English differently.

The Nigerians, Americans, Indians and Jamaicans have their own form of the English language.

javaguru:
Because we are creative.. Besides US don't speak british english

Abi na....and na Britain colonize them

TissuePaper:
I mean we were colonized by the British colonial masters who taught us English as well, and if there is anything i'm aware of its that the colonized country usually adopts the language and speaking pattern of their colonial masters like Senegal, Ivory Coast et al.

The English we speak here in Nigeria is very banal and unrefined, would've been nice if we at least adopted England's Queens English.

Lalasticlala Dominique mynd44

And why don’t the Australians, Canadians, Indians, South Africans et al who were formally part of the dominion and commonwealth of United Kingdom speak the British accent.

US 13 colonies, now states, why don’t they speak the British accent?

They are up to you to reason

TissuePaper:
I mean we were colonized by the British colonial masters who taught us English as well, and if there is anything i'm aware of its that the colonized country usually adopts the language and speaking pattern of their colonial masters like Senegal, Ivory Coast et al.

The English we speak here in Nigeria is very banal and unrefined, would've been nice if we at least adopted England's Queens English.

Lalasticlala Dominique mynd44

Have you heard people from Liverpool ,Scotland , Wale speak english before

Have you heard Harry Kane speaking??

Smartchoiice:
Why do the Welsh and Irish not speak British English?

okay they don't, but check out their quality of spoken English, its so pure...unlike what we have here in Nigeria

javaguru:
Because we are creative.. Besides US don't speak british english

but their Spoken English is way ahead of ours in terms of sophistication...why can't we at least speak like the Americans even though we dont add the queens accent

TissuePaper:
okay they don't, but check out their quality of spoken English, its so pure...unlike what we have here in Nigeria

that's because English is not our own language we have our mother tongue, the reseaon an English Man speaks English well it's because that's is native language,

joshjc:
that's because English is not our own language we have our mother tongue, the reseaon an English Man speaks English well it's because that's is native language,

i see

TissuePaper:
okay they don't, but check out their quality of spoken English, its so pure...unlike what we have here in Nigeria

You don't know you you are saying mate. Nigerian spoken english is far clearer than what is spoken by the Scots,Welsh or Irish. A white man from London, for example, would understand a Nigerian from Lagos' english better than a Scotsman's.

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okay they don't, but check out their quality of spoken English, its so pure...unlike what we have here in Nigeria

Says who? Nothing like British English

If you'd just said British English I'd not mind but British queen's English Nah!!

I don't wanna shatter my teeth tryin to say how are you or don't you know that how are you in Queens English is how art thou..

I think that pattern of English is too advanced for us to assimilate and speak

I never master my naija way of speaking English finish not to talk of speaking English the English way

TissuePaper:
I mean we were colonized by the British colonial masters who taught us English as well, and if there is anything i'm aware of its that the colonized country usually adopts the language and speaking pattern of their colonial masters like Senegal, Ivory Coast et al.

The English we speak here in Nigeria is very banal and unrefined, would've been nice if we at least adopted England's Queens English.

Lalasticlala Dominique mynd44

Why are you trying so hard to impose your low self esteem on all Nigerians?

Smartchoiice:
Why do the Welsh and Irish not speak British English?

Best answer!

eneez:

Why are you trying so hard to impose your low self esteem on all Nigerians?

leave him o even the Indians self do not have the same accent as the English

we speak nigerian English

TissuePaper:
I mean we were colonized by the British colonial masters who taught us English as well, and if there is anything i'm aware of its that the colonized country usually adopts the language and speaking pattern of their colonial masters like Senegal, Ivory Coast et al.

The English we speak here in Nigeria is very banal and unrefined, would've been nice if we at least adopted England's Queens English.

Lalasticlala Dominique mynd44

How do you expect Nigerians to speak British English when it is not British that gave birth to us? The English we are currently speaking is borrowed and our original language that unite us as a nation is "Broken English" with this you can communicate with everybody be it Yoruba, hausa or fulani.

eneez:

Why are you trying so hard to impose your low self esteem on all Nigerians?

low self esteem you say?

Oga i'm not imposing anything on anyone, for you to think like this shows that you see the truth in what i'm saying.. isn't it absurd that you were taught English by the best speakers in the world yet our spoken English sounds so crude and banal...its ironical isn't it

What you called banal and unrefined is what some people love.
Nobody is stopping anyone from speaking the way he likes.
You haven't seen others appreciate the Nigerian English.

Lamasta:

How do you expect Nigerians to speak British English when it is not British that gave birth to us? The English we are currently speaking is borrowed and our original language that unite us as a nation is "Broken English" with this you can communicate with everybody be it Yoruba, hausa or fulani.

why does ivory coast speak French when it was not the french men that gave birth to them?

Think about that

TissuePaper:
why does ivory coast speak French when it was not the french men that gave birth to them?

Think about that

Don't compare that country with Nigeria cos Nigeria is not one country but different entity amalgamated by Lugard so you don't expect them to speak one common language....

Even the English we learn in school we still dey goof when speaking it compare to a British born child who speaks fluently without going to school to learn it.

TissuePaper:
why does ivory coast speak French when it was not the french men that gave birth to them?

Think about that

Lol u are a bit thick i bet this clown don't understand the word accent chai!