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I have been wondering why Nigerian students always use the word 'i was like ok' in every of their saying... I found it difficult to believe that 'i was like ok' is a correct short sentence, in English...

because I have sat down and think about this all over and over and over,and through research I found that there is no short sentence in English, like 'i was like ok'.. but some Nigerians are so terrible when it comes to the aspects of speaking or writing standard English...

A student of unilorin came to meet my big bro at home,and he said I have been trying your number since I left Lagos and I WAS LIKE OK LET ME CALL YOUR YOUNGER BROTHER TO CONFIRM..

immediately,I felt the 'spirit of bad English' in what he said above... since then I have been searching,I have been asking those who are highly educated and those who study English in universities.. if the use of I WAS LIKE OK is good to speak..

to nairelanders do any of you have anything to say about this topic... share your own points of view and let some 'BAD English speaker(s)' learn from you.. thanks

Yours Faithfully
k e e n y s b o j a n

Nice observation but I'm like ok lemme add this ftc in case

davdandam:
Nice observation but I'm like ok lemme add this ftc in case

Buhahahahahahahahaha you are funny...

Have observed it too but I just assumed its Nigerian english. Since its Naija made i dey proud of am o. There are varieties of english so why should Nigeria's be any different.

tomsniel:
Have observed it also but you know now everything goes.

are you a member of 'I was like ok' group?

i saw the topic and i was like ok let me see what he is saying, he made a nice observation.


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I'm like ok lemme comment,just in case fp

Just incase it hits FP. I was here!

KiddaBlingzz:
i saw the topic and i was like ok let me see what he is saying, he made a nice observation.

[quote author=merieam16 post=27158815]I'm like ok lemme comment,just in case fp

Hehehe you guy are funny

YungwizzzyChina:
Before I opened this thread I was like ok this thread will make sense

thanks boss..

Everybody here is high on 'i was like ok'

There is nothing wrong with that phrase, it's just that it is no formal English.

Its a genderal grammer mainly used by 9ja girls.You can hardly come across a guy that says that.

Karleb:
There is nothing wrong with that phrase, it's just that it is no formal English.

please explain to us..we are to learn

I don siddon for here dey look all of una, incase

When I saw the thread, I was like lemme check the content.. Nice observation OP.. I was like . Is very very correct depending on how you use it.. You know Nigerians naaaa, we use words abnormally

I opened, read and decided to book space

Then, i noticed that there's a nigga out there craving to have this space....



I was like ok, this property is not for sale

Keenysbojan:
please explain to us..we are to learn

What's there to explain?

"I was like, Ok" Is a grammatically correct sentence or statement or phrase or clause, but not a formal speech as in; you can't address a large crowd or the president or your VC with it because it's informal but grammatically correct! gerrit?

Who cares if it's correct or not..
So far the communication is established..
Moreso..
Must we always follow the Westerners like say we be Mumu...
We need to start colonizing our own words too jare...
And I was like okay...we need a Nigerian-made dictionary too

booked

LIKE SERIOUSLY,Wen i saw this topic, i was like OK let me go in n pitch my tent
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;Dgeez.. i was like..i'm really guilty of dis sentence..

Karleb:
What's there to explain?

"I was like, Ok" Is a grammatically correct sentence or statement or phrase or clause, but not a formal speech as in; you can't address a large crowd or the president or your VC with it because it's informal but grammatically correct! gerrit?

what course did you study in school?

Keenysbojan:
what course did you study in school?

Not yet in uni.


Why the question?

Karleb:
Not yet in uni.


Why the question?

I can some traces of dullness..(no offence please)

Karleb:
Not yet in uni.


Why the question?

I can see some traces of dullness..(no offence please)

Keenysbojan:
I can see some traces of dullness..(no offence please)

That explains why you quoted me twice, just to say this.


Some people can be silly sha.

@Op am like what the heck is wrong with you?

Like Seriously I was like let me read all the comments without commenting but here I am

Enahi:
@Op am like what the heck is wrong with you?

did you go to school at all? (no offense)