Is there anybody in Nigeria speaking proper English

ruescho:

Is there anybody in Nigeria speaking proper English

lol

ei omena why do u ask? is someone burning ur ears over there??

@ruescho, of-course there are lots of pple in naija who speak flawless english, but some few ones dont.

@efua, u are so so funny oh! But sha, person ear dey hot at times oh!

Never!  Nothing romantic about bad grammar.  If we are speaking "our" native tongue,  pidgin or whatever--ok.  But please if you do not have a decent---not excellent---command of the "English" language, please stay away from it.  It is a major turn-off and breeds lots of resentments. 

I frankly do not like being embarrassed by all the "fuses" blown up in my house, causing electrical short circuits, in the attempt to express one's self in the almighty English language.  Yes, no one speaks "perfect" English in England also.  But if you call yourself a "graduate", then certain things are expected of you to prove that you indeed "graduated" and were not just "paroled" academically or educationally-speaking!


Bottom line. if we are just acquaintances it is okay--because I do not have to deal with you on a daily basis.  As a romantic interest--heaven's forbid!   That will make me too uncomfortable and I do not like to live my life pleasing others.  The person may have all the loving characteristics in this world.  All of no use to me if you cannot communicate effectively in whatever language you attempt to use.


I frankly do not care for those if the "grammar, phonetics, syntax and morphology" of a language have to be sacrificed on a daily basis to my sensitive ears!  I think I will keep searching till I get it right or just plain be by myself.  We can't even be friends--will not allow such in my neighbourhood not to talk of my street! No qualms at all!  Very aggravating!

@almondjoy,
na wa o, u want kill me with gramma oooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!! lol


omenna555, everybody learn everyday, if u truly love him u can greatly influence him., afterall u can speak fluent english!

but remember english language is not our mother's language oooooooooo! so far the guy can communicate with u i think u ok! (laugh)!

dont mind almondjoy, the guy harsh oh!

but larriderm, u didnt answer the question oh, will u marry someone who speaks bad english?

ruescho:

Is there anybody in Nigeria speaking proper English

LOL! That was precisely my reaction. All Nigerians want to speak is pidgin. Their English is dreadful.

i can! as long as we can communicate with our self!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HOW? HOW!!! JUST imagine this scenerio where she will be asked if she will take u as her, husband.
responds: YES I DIDNT.how? ur friends come visiting na blunder.a prayer session,blunder. a brief openin speech in a ceremony,blunder,
probably she come like quarrel na d english na him u go vex 4.CAPITAL NO.PLZ. A graduate for dat matter.probably ENGLISH

I rememebr going to a party a while back and people were talking about the things they did not like and one of the guys said
" I am a phobia of blood" you should have seen the look on his wfe's face, I could not stop laughing.

I am married but if I was not I would think twice about going out with some who's command of English is far from decent.Then again love is deaf so I might abi, there is no harm in being disgraced and embarassed by the way your partner speaks English is there?

bikokwe:

HOW? HOW!!! JUST imagine this scenerio where she will be asked if she will take u as her, husband.
responds: YES I DIDNT.how? your friends come visiting na blunder.a prayer session,blunder. a brief openin speech in a ceremony,blunder,
probably she come like quarrel na d english na him u go vex 4.CAPITAL NO.PLZ. A graduate for that matter.probably ENGLISH

Ok, your English is terrible. I hope you don't think that what you just wrote was good English. It is not. At all.

Not exactly

@u re lucky am very tired i wont like to write so much.plz that was both english and pigin ok.thanks

How suppose me to marries persons who spokes bad engliss?
Such persons embarasses me in every public every time. No way at all at all.

Definitely! English is a foreign language anyway.
I would be his translater

If he has money and does  not ask for a prenup,why not
you can use idea and register him in a finishing school to help brush up
or just ask him to shut up in public or better still, just speak Igbo or "broken" in gatherings.

kidding

no way.
as soon as he opens his mouth and I hear him say "we is coming"
He will be going!! .
I no fit handle the shame.
what will people say?

@nwando.

people will say look at that man/woman that is married to a woman/man who can

not make a correct sentence in english

i might.iyen on she oroiyan now.
LOL.no point telling him  to go home.

just give him the u -should-know-when-to-shut-it-and-when-not-to seductive smile when he starts to misyarn  in public.
he shld be able catch the drift.

and before i consider anything ,everything boils down to how fat his bank account is.

Nope.
I couldnt do that, cause marriage is a life long commitment and if his bad english is irritating, then i just cant be with him.
It will be an issue later on, if he smells bad as well, it will not even go past the talking stage - cause this is gonna be an issue in future.

YES MARRY HE OR SHE AND BRING AN ENGLISH TEACHER, U KNOW,

Why not?
Is he/she willing 2 learn?
Do u know wt u want out of ur marriage?
Dat sm1 isn't letterd does not min he/she b disposed. If both of u show REAl interests; u can help each other. dat' y u are there 4 each other.