An online petition calling for the change of the spelling of ‘lie’ to ‘lai’ is gathering traction. The petition seeks to recognize the embodiment of falsehood and distortion that has become the hallmark of Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture whose first name is ‘Lai’, the petitioners argued.





“Most English words have their origins in earlier languages and their meanings and spellings have evolved over time as circumstances change. And it is not unheard of for events, concepts and processes to be named after individuals whose characters embody the essence of the concepts. This petition therefore follows the historical process of evolution of words. The name ‘Lai’ has come to embody the essence of falsehood which naturally constituted the descriptive meaning of the word ‘lie’. The substitution is already in full use in Nigeria and is spreading fast to other African nations through the instrumentality of the social media. We therefore request your consideration to approve ‘lai’ as an alternate spelling for ‘lie’ in the list of lexicons in your dictionary”, part of the petition to Webster dictionary reads.



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Lai lai the government no go gree

Language is dynamic and conventional.

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