₦airaland Forum

That half caste mugu called cecil hammond is all about money. Obviously he only wants kids from VI and Ikoyi on board...Ajegunle and Mushin students are called 'pikins' and they are not welcome. Na so he go dey talk like say he really means well for Naija...

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adaobi123: Congrats !! I had a [b]feeling she would win[/b]

Na so? But if she had lost, that your feeling would have suddenly changed to 'I knew she would never win! Her bumbum to heavy!'

Even at this age and time, people are still building houses without first considering drainage and roads...na wah o. Na just small flood I need make all those colourful houses (wey be like Sango shrines) wash away. Brainless. The government still lives in the 18thC, Allah!

toshmann: If you are looking for a job, I'm sure it is your responsibility to understand that Scottish accent
Also if you are employed and clients who bring the money for the company comes, it is also your responsibility to understand what they are saying

But if you are president of Nigeria, like GEJ or OBJ and these foreign companies are looking for contract, then you can speak with umuezealaogwara accent and even the president of the United States will try to understand you

Otherwise, adapt or get left behind.

Turu talk nna...na turu talk you talk for here so.

ZACHIE: The true masters non-native users of English do not speak with accent.
Nigerian accented English is beauty to the ear so long as the syntax and grammar are above the plebeian.
Soyinka does not have any accent
Fela Kuti never had one.
Achebe never did
Olu Tomori spoke like a village man
All the top users of English that i know all through school spoke with a common Nigerian tongue but stood out and are respected. Same with their Ghanaian and East African counterparts.
Tafawa Balewa was one maestro of the language, respected even in the grave till tomorrow. He spoke with correct pronunciation in mind and not borrowed accent. His voice did the trick for him.
Ngugi Wa Thiongo has probably spent more of his adult life outside Kenya, yet he never dropped his way of speaking.

If you use language just communicate around streets, use your borrowed accent If you must be counted as a true master of the language, stay true to your native accent but get the pronunciation right.

Bros, Fela Kuti never had one? You shaq? Hw many times did u hear achebe speak before he died? he was a novelist, not a public speaker. Listen to your politicians when they parle...you go fear afraid. Soon, na u go talk say GEj nor get accent. When my president spoke at the last UNGA (although na only chairs be the audience), the kind thick accent my oga dey chew for mouth nor be small thing.

Aringon: Tell a typical Nigerian to pronounce words such as :
Measure
Pleasure
Treasure
Pressure
Commission
Television
Station

Measure
Pleasure
Treasure
Pressure
Commission
Television
Station
well, I just did, so what's next?

bigx: Bullcrap, How many foreigners change their accents for us to understand them when they come here?
No matter how long I stay abroad, I'd proudly speak my Nigerian English, any one who doesnt like it can enter sewer.
They are not feeding me

Of course they are not feeding you. You are either still a toddler, breastfed by momsie or you have never been outta Naija. Try live in another country for years, look for a job or raise a fam there, then, you go adjust sharp sharp. In fact, na only you go set up coaching classes for accent acquisition.

[quote author=ShyM-X]Question for Nigerians:

If BankyW who lived most of his life in America doesn't have an American accent; how come people like Iyanya, 2face, Ikechukwu, Naeto C et al have pseudo-American accents?

Also, I remember the first time I listened to the hyped "cockney"/"British" accent rap Lynxx supposedly made - I cringed after the first two bars. Nigerians need to allow it, you don't need to fake the accent for people to understand you especially if you live in London. Everyone(including white people) understands the naija accent. [/quote]Lolz. Funny. I avtually thought Lynxx spent his entire life in the states. anyway, point of correction, not everyone understands Nigerian accent biko...Not everyone

[quote author=some-girl]hmmmn.
I wonder what sort of Nigerians go to North America because the ones in Europe have clearer accents than the Indians here.
Not always easy to tell when Indians have switched from English to Indian and vice versa.[/quote]Some girl, do u need a map? North America is the States and Canada...the Indians there are the aboriginals...and indian immigrants and they speak correct English.

[quote author=babe_online]Toronto guy thats the truth nau [/quote]Na wah o. U call me ode when i nor offend u. BTW what's up with July 1? Family or fireworks?

Mogidi: What you're saying doesn't make sense. Are you really saying to be a professional actor in UK you need to learn American diction. I thought Uk was the home of Arts, theatres, shakespeare etc. I can understand them learning American diction if they want to work in the US but learning it to become professionals is new to me.

New to you? I am surprised. Check all these UK bred actors, they all learn American diction to be universal. thats why actors like Roger Moore, Pierce Brosnan, Jonh Hannah etc can act in Hollywood movies, otherwise, they 'll be strictly English actors and may never be popular.

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drake2005: Canadians might speak like Americans but they write like British. That's a hell of a country.....double confusion They still write "color" as "colour", "labor" as "labour" e.t.c., but pronounce them as Americans do.

Yeah. Follow follow country. Follow to the point of confusion. lol

[quote author=some-girl]In which country !!!!!!!! [/quote]Oh! Are u surprised or angry? Or surprisingly angry? well, in North America, ask around.

maninmood: Lol I used to pronounce google as goggle. Changed that after being laughed at, in class.

bros, you are not the only. We plenty like that for this thread...almost all of us...I dare anyone to disagree Even me don pronounce Chewing gum as chin gum (and one yeye Chinese correct me. I swear i for woose the guy slap that day if nor be for say 911 dey very easy to dial for their phone).

Afam4eva: What bearing has that got to do with my statement. Read the comment that i was responding to, to see why i wrote what i wrote. No one is disputing the fact that the American accent may be the most recognizable English accent the world over.

Afamefuna easy! I was just saying Americans have this cavalier arrogance that makes them think that everyone should sound American. So if you go there and you try to sound different, they look donw on one as if the person isnt learned meanwhile they dont even speak good English. Their grammars and verbs are sometimes mixed up. So, it is more or less in line with your comment, not really antagonizing nothing bro...

Bottom line is, a good number of Nigerians abroad speak better English than these guys but we have a very serious accent that hinders free flow of communication. Even Indians find it hard to understand us. they speak more clearly and pronounce better than we do. We don't blow grammar but we make them laugh by our accent...they find it amusing.
But regardless of how well we modify our accent, it will still be obvious you don't belong. On so many occasions I have been shocked by people who just guessed my background by my accent. (FYI, I dont have a bad one oooo...mine is refinely modified ) .
Life story: was coming back from work yesterday and an old woman with her dog looking stranded approach me to get a direction. As soon as i said 'hi, its over there'..she asked, where are you from? i said Nigeria. She said aha, i knew it. And then she amazed me, asking: Are you Igbo?
Some years back, one lecturer once said to me in the washroom (becos I was on the fone speaking pidgin) 'oga, how na'? I looked around, like what's going on. He said he was in Nigeria for a very long time, helped build Lagos business school, stayed in Maiduguri for a while etc. I was shokced beyond words. Somany like that, everyday, everywhere. So no matter how well refined the accent is, fowl yansh go still blow. I met a girl last week at a multicultural fest, she was alone in her stall so I thought I could spring up a convo. As soon as we started talking and she pronounced 'thought', I asked her straight, you a Nigerian? and she said yes. From Delta! Meanwhile she has a very refined accent with very Behind Canadian chic swag but fowl yansh blow eventually. So, it cannot be hidden...

Afam4eva: You're not making sense. You said Nigerians have to pronounce English words like Americans when they travel to American. Why not vice-versa. Is English an American language?

Why would you speak Yoruba the way they do in Benin if you don't understand the way they speak it there. Why force yourself? Why not be yourself.

American accent is about the most recognized in the world. Ever wondered why so many British actors learn American diction before becoming professionals?

drake2005: That's another way to detect someone faking American accent. Changing the pronunciation from "water" to "wadder" doesn't make it correct either; though it might get you there 80% of the time, but it is wrong. What differentiates American pronunciation of water is they pronounce the "r". The last sound that ends the word water is "r". Try stressing the "r" and you will notice that the "t" becomes silent or sounds more like what we call "flapped t"..it sounds like a "d". So focus on the "r" and leave the "t" silent. This goes the same for words like "motor", "enter" and many others.

Yeah, but then, it is not applicable in all cases. One very important part of the pronunciation is 'stress and intonation'. Whether you stress the r or not, how u indent ur pronunciation matters a lot. You could pronounce water as water (even with the r being silent) and be understood if you use the right stress. In 'WATER', WA is high pitched and 'ter' is low. Then also, i think Nigerians dont really roll the 'r' in their words and we don't pronounce the combination of 'ur' (burn for instance), 'er', 'ere', 'air', 'ee' and 'ea' right. For instance, we say 'strit' instead of 'street', striking out one of the 'e's. Somany wrong things about pronunciation. Hopefully, a lot of Nigerians in the diaspora would benefit from this forum and become conscious of their pronunciations.
More so, some words that serve both as a noun and a verb are wrongly pronounced. 'Remix' as a noun, you stress RE and keep it low on 'mix' while as a verb, u stress MIX and keep it low on the 're'. Listen to American rappers. although some Nigerian artistes are becoming conscious of that one though...lolz

Lilimax: I detest fake accents. I only speak their accent(American) when I'm in their midst but always speak my Nigerian English(especially pidgin)when I'm in the midst of my Nigerian friends. There is no need of faking it...

What you wrote is logically incnsistent and self-contradictory. You detest fake accent, yet u use it to converse with people? What exactly are u trying to say bros...nor come here dey form for us abeg.

Adufaye: Afta mikel leave Nigeria 2 London u wan try d fake accent

If u dy find fake accent go listen 2 any footballer wey dy play 4 Europe

I dont think mikel fakes it...he's been in England for up to 7 years now and he converses with these people on a daily basis, what do u expect? he must have either picked it up deliberately to help his conversation or it came naturally while relating with people. Me and my Ghana friends speak pidgin eyeday like craze but when we relate to others, for the sake of understanding, we dont even know when the accent comes out. For one, they teach foreigners how to relate esp if you intend to spend more than four years in their land.

Siddon there. Look, it's not a matter of fake accent o. As the OP says, our pronunciation and way of drawling when talking is terrible. For instance, a typical Nigerian doesnt know the difference in pronouncing 'cause' and 'course', 'four' and 'for', 'to' and 'two', and annoyingly, 'fate' and 'faith'. Sit down and listen to a Nigerian talking, try to see if u would understand their pronunciation of those last two words. Words like turkey, burn/born, wander/wonder, are very problematic for Nigerians. Even Ethiopians pronounce better than we do.
So, if you are abroad, and because some uninformed persons are saying you r faking your accent, let them talk. the best way to communicate abroad (esp in the states and Canada) is to sound like them. When u are with your people, correct, pidgin dey flow soosay, but looking for a job? mingling with the whites or foreigners? Bros, adjust that your accent otherwise, you'd be an island in that land.
When i first heard my aunt speak a sentence to a white, I mocked saying why the heck was she yarning like ajebo...she nodded and said 'e nu e lo wa yen' (meaning, u'll soon understand). So forget fake accent o, na survival tactics.
Mean while, in some cases, one doesnt deliberately fake it, it comes naturally when u mingle with these foreigners..like mine. But it makes no sense to sound Americana when u arrive in Nigeria na...na quick invitation to armed robbers be that.

And to think this silly pancake girl has a foundation...Wannabee!

Since it is a private school, inform your principal or proprietor about what you are doing and the projections. then, ask your parents to support by buying you a laptop or something...CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME son. Start your funds/ finance solicitation from closer quarters...your idea is impressive and if you follow that channel of sourcing, trust me, you'd go places.
Secret is, if people start contributing to your coffers to support your project, you become indebted right from the start (which in my opinion isnt ideal for a start-up-er). Money from mum/dad/uncles etc will not be seen as loan, rather, as family support.
Contact me for more financial advice...Good work son, keep it up. Cheers

OJB, just know say when you come back all these donors dey expect make u produce songs for them o...the heavier the money, the more the songs...personally, I feel u are now indebted to a whole lot of people...plus, after operation, you can't go about singing 'I drink moet and henessey like water' or 'I am sorrounded by fine fine girls, 18, 19 and 20'...e be like say career don take u-turn o. na to dey sing 'jeje laye' dey feature people like Chief Ebenezer Obey and co...or kukuma dey sing gospel song. thank God for everything o. na joke I dey o. Just barb that rasta hair comot make e nor disturb kidney operation o. God heal you.

Blackgold09: abeg na wic one be whatever gose around comes around. Na d donation or na d kidney transplant?

The guy don shaq codeine na...e no know wetin him go write again

O ya na...money don complete...wetin u dey wait for...jet out and have ur operation. By the way, mentioning names of donors is unethical...unless of course, you r trying to score cheap points. All the same, thanks to all the contributors. Those who had no money but could pray, we thank you as well.

Even if you drink alcohol uncontrollably, drink more water! That's the panacea. However, it is hard to drink water after consuming barrel of alcohol because the chemical in alcohol makes drinking water uninviting. Water is the key...Drink water.

xtophy: if they dnt 'give' him, who will they give? yaya/drogba/etoo/song

Even those guys are still making sense in their respective clubs but i think those who should be notminated are: Pitroika, Bance, Victor Moses, Vincent Enyeama, Steven Pinaar