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Debbiepaul:
so sad from pleasure to death ..youth of nowadays be careful

Debbiepaul:
so sad from pleasure to death ..youth of nowadays be careful

prinxpalax:
Mikkyjay17: Everyone born Muslim has iota of violence in their chromosome. check out for them! Yea. U are right

Elnino4ladies:
This man hardly make sense smh

engrfemi:
well dats not a bulldozer

onimcee1:
I would like to know the meaning, the origin and
how the following phrase should be used:
: : 'all protocols observed'
: That's interesting. Having always lived in the UK,
it was utterly unfamiliar to me, and I had to Google
to find examples of its use. Judging by the
contexts I found it in (Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa,
Uganda) it appears to be an African way of starting
a formal speech. Now, traditionally the correct
protocol for starting a formal speech is by
addressing everyone in your audience in order of
precedence, e.g. "Your Excellency, Minister, My
Lords, Ladies and Gentlemen". In these and other
African countries it is apparently now customary to
start instead with: "Ladies and Gentlemen, all
protocols observed". Thus the phrase means
something like: "You know who you all are, just
take it as read that I have listed you as corrrect
protocol dictates, OK?"
: Presumably the phrase originated as a way of
avoiding listing your hearers in order of
precedence - either because you don't know
everyone there, or don't know the correct order, or
because there is some dispute over who has
precedence and you don't want to commit
yourself.
: In any country where it is now accepted as the
correct way of starting a speech, it should be used
to start a speech. But not anywhere else!


In addition, 'Protocols' are a system of 'rules', customs and
observances which can govern any sort of activity,
so if 'all protocols are observed' it means the
speaker or writer is claiming that the relevant
niceties have been followed.
1. It is clearly a lie.
In essence you have NOT observed all protocols.
It is just a claim that the necessarily rules of
decorum have been observed but we all know
protocol was overlooked altogether. Consider this,
if you had been asked to pass a vote of thanks,
would you thank one or two people and then
state “All thanks given?”
2. There are other ways to observe protocol
without having to mention each and every
dignitary present.
One way is clustering: You can use a general
phrase to address all that fall within a certain
category – honourable delegates, distinguished
ladies and gentlemen, your excellencies, my
Lords etc. That way due diligence is paid.
3. It is a home-grown expression, unrecognised
by the rest of the world.
Other than Kenyans, Nigerians, Ugandans and
some South Africans who have become
accustomed to hearing this, the expression
remains totally alien to the rest of the world. Your
audience will be at a loss as to what you mean;
and as to why you have opted for that ‘short-
cut.’
4. It is not necessary to use that expression
when protocol has indeed been observed.
At times the speaker does indeed take his or her
time to mention the dignitaries in the audience in
order of precedence but spoils it by concluding
the list with “all protocols observed.” If protocol
.

mus1:
I am interested, whats your number pls