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Re: Can You Date Someone Whose English Is Very Poor?? by nwadiuko1(m): 5:13pm On May 14, 2015
Summer1:
So, what are you feeling like?
like soyinka of course
Re: Can You Date Someone Whose English Is Very Poor?? by Nobody: 5:14pm On May 14, 2015
tosyne2much:
I will murder the eeeediooot

Sometimes you have to come out of your GENTLEMAN shell and give those eeeediots what they deserve cheesy
the most annoying part is, he boasts like hell, he has enough ego to balance the collective ego of every other person on nairaland. For someone who claims to be so intelligent, his comment turned out to be a very foolish and embarrassing one.
Re: Can You Date Someone Whose English Is Very Poor?? by tunnary(m): 5:14pm On May 14, 2015
Love matters most nt gud command of english, provided hes nt a stack illitrate. If he truely luvs u, u can make him speak gud command of english as u wish, dnt u wait 4 d already made always

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Re: Can You Date Someone Whose English Is Very Poor?? by dinosmiles(m): 5:14pm On May 14, 2015
lol ...funny forum,from d way u guys are correcting yourselves here,it is crystal clear dat no man is a repertoire or has d monopoly of "good english"..even d op sef made lotta blunders here..

N.B:I make blunders too

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Re: Can You Date Someone Whose English Is Very Poor?? by Onemansquad(m): 5:14pm On May 14, 2015
Blackett:
Can't, not cant.

It has an apostrophe. (')
grin grin grin u bad gaan ar u a spelling detector
Re: Can You Date Someone Whose English Is Very Poor?? by charlesucheh(m): 5:15pm On May 14, 2015
Nne!!! Dat ting u are tawking is lubish!! With money, all the english can turn to ariara market. Can english put full chicken and champagne on your table

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Re: Can You Date Someone Whose English Is Very Poor?? by Ephemmm: 5:15pm On May 14, 2015
Blackett:
First of all, your English is very poor. It's wrong for you to demand what you cannot give. . . Secondly, girls like you are easily enticed with money. "Na english I wan chop" easily becomes your favorite phrase.

When you meet a rich dude with cash to splash, and whose english isn't up to standard (standard you do not have), you'll encourage him to enroll in English classes.

Being a hypocrite has never helped anyone.

Don't mind her. By the time she get married, she will then realize that American ascent no dey put foot on the table.
Re: Can You Date Someone Whose English Is Very Poor?? by tosyne2much(m): 5:15pm On May 14, 2015
Mhizkel:

True..I have murdered the fool countlessly..He lacks manners, always feeling fly with his grammatical blunders
When dem don watch American movies see vulgar words like dis , them go come nairaland dey form English professor cheesy

Yeye goat
Re: Can You Date Someone Whose English Is Very Poor?? by georjay(m): 5:15pm On May 14, 2015
iamrealdeji:
ok,she looks Yoruba,its better she sticks to her shoe seller pidgin she can speak properly instead of typing a simple post for 2 hrs
. Lol...abeg tender mercy with johnson...ejo e dariji...lol
Re: Can You Date Someone Whose English Is Very Poor?? by rigarmortis: 5:15pm On May 14, 2015
Summer1:

Relax dude..accent and good English are very diverse..understand me

"accent and good English are diverse"....really?....I believe you meant different.

do you know the meaning of diverse and how to use it properly in a sentence or are you just trying to use "big words" in order to sound intelligent.
Re: Can You Date Someone Whose English Is Very Poor?? by ALISMILE(m): 5:16pm On May 14, 2015
Frankly, am about to marry one, 8month pregnant, whose english is very poor! I intend to do my best to polish her anyway! Although, she is very pretty sha!

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Re: Can You Date Someone Whose English Is Very Poor?? by felsunseg(m): 5:16pm On May 14, 2015
tosyne2much:
I thought you had given a long time ago up trying to seek my attention

Go check your dictionary.. Fool !!!

Kindly point to where I said I cannot date a lady who is structurally and constructively deficient

This is not a lame to get my attention you inconsequential goat

Quote me and I won't reply you
Goat is a mean word bro, never use that on someone not on a social medium like nairaland. You lose your respect by doing that. One love bro and remember your fans are always watching.
Re: Can You Date Someone Whose English Is Very Poor?? by Nobody: 5:17pm On May 14, 2015
[b]Hm, interesting albeit kinda funny ol'thread.
Based off of my cursory attempt to skim through some of the responses, and in consideration of your original thoughts, here's my take:

1. I'm living proof of the dividends of eloquence. I concur entirely that, for the most part, it even makes up for what guys may be lacking in other departments eg. looks, pocket weight confidence (or lack of it) etc. If this were a church, consider this my testimony to the goodness of my eloquence in "earning" me chics that hitherto belonged only to my dreams.

2. On a rather trivial note, I see absolutely nothing particularly wrong with your punctuation, especially as represented on a very informal medium such as this. It is my own opinion that you might have ruffled more than a few feathers and certain hurt egos were indubitably bound to lash back. I would not expend a second of my time in response to them.

3. Now, to answer your question, yes, most definitely, I would date someone whose English is poor. Although there can be no excuses in a society like ours where schooling is common and English is the official language of general communication, I'm of the opinion that English is not our mother tongue and it would be unfair to judge personalities based solely on their English language prowess. However, I would honestly only "date" without a long-term plan to sustain that relationship. For a rather serious date, hell nawww... I think I'll be too conscious of the potential risks of public embarrassment.

Nuff said. [/b]

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Re: Can You Date Someone Whose English Is Very Poor?? by KingTom(m): 5:17pm On May 14, 2015
iAmCharis:
Lol. grin
JHow far grin
Re: Can You Date Someone Whose English Is Very Poor?? by Toks2008(m): 5:18pm On May 14, 2015
AreaFada2:
What if my Igbo, Izon, Yoruba, Bini or Fufulde is fluent & eloquent? That's not enough?

Must we be crazy about another man's native tongue? When you're not a lawyer, journalist or a professional along those lines.
By the way, I have good command of several European languages. It learnt because I needed to.

But I'm not crazy about them, including English.

Please i need a good advice.

I just met this lady in the pics last month but she just can't speak one correct sentence in English. Should i ditch her?

Re: Can You Date Someone Whose English Is Very Poor?? by femi4: 5:19pm On May 14, 2015
Summer1:
I dont know how you guys see it..but I admire guys who speak pure,polished and neat English.. It's a turn on for me,when I see someone with an impeccable eloquence,that minute i don't even care if you are broke or ugly..I just respect them.
But for guys with bad eloquence, I'm not trying to insult or intimidate you, you could always brush up your English, I want guys to know that good eloquence,fluent usage of English is a huge turn on for girls especially the brilliant ones, or so I think...
So,what's ur take on it?
It depends, I am somebody that overlook little weaknesses like that, especially if you can compensate for it in character, believe and judgement.
Re: Can You Date Someone Whose English Is Very Poor?? by tosyne2much(m): 5:19pm On May 14, 2015
Teempakguy:
the most annoying part is, he boasts like hell, he has enough ego to balance the collective ego of every other person on nairaland. For someone who claims to be so intelligent, his comment turned out to be a very foolish and embarrassing one.
The foolish Blackett claims to be so intelligent na fool him be

Just that I have said, you can combine all the words in the dictionary in a sentence but that doesn't mean your sentence(s) will be void of illiteracy and stupid.ity cool
Re: Can You Date Someone Whose English Is Very Poor?? by rigarmortis: 5:19pm On May 14, 2015
Summer1:

Its very obvious you find it difficult to understand..yea I'm an Igbo girl and I'm verrrrry proud of my language..but we all know that our official language here in Nigeria is English language,before u start toasting a girl and you don't knw where she comes from,don't u use English? Its that first impression that I'm talking abt here. personally I need to know that u re good with English before speaking my native language with u


turn your brain on!

I am sure if an American "toasts" you, you will readily fall head long due to his "good" English, while in reality the average American speaks English that is wrong in syntax, akin to our own brand off "pidgin" English, some pants sagging, gun totting, jailbird from a ghetto in new York will easily sweep you off your feet?

huh?
Re: Can You Date Someone Whose English Is Very Poor?? by Mhizkel(f): 5:20pm On May 14, 2015
tosyne2much:
When dem don watch American movies see vulgar words like dis , them go come nairaland dey form English professor cheesy

Yeye goat
Lmao..I know their type..
Just give him his size and he will RIP forever..cheesy
Re: Can You Date Someone Whose English Is Very Poor?? by georjay(m): 5:21pm On May 14, 2015
SHARIAREPORTERS:

Na vex, busy and typing
U don already correct am, thanks for doing so
May ya life be transformed as jonathan transformed dis country
. *back to sender* I meant same to you too.
Re: Can You Date Someone Whose English Is Very Poor?? by naijaboiy: 5:22pm On May 14, 2015
BlissB:
To be sincere....i can't.....i associate with people who have good command of English....this thread just made me [s][size=18pt]remembered[/size][/s] remember a guy who wanted to tell me that he [s][size=18pt]has[/size][/s] had catarrh and [s][size=18pt]can't[/size][/s] couldn't breathe properly rather he said "i has catarrh and its affecting my perseverance"....i jst quietly end d call,i nor fit shout
SMH! undecided

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Re: Can You Date Someone Whose English Is Very Poor?? by KMB: 5:22pm On May 14, 2015
NL shuo!
Re: Can You Date Someone Whose English Is Very Poor?? by ChukChinCol(m): 5:23pm On May 14, 2015
But if im pocket rich, no lele.
Re: Can You Date Someone Whose English Is Very Poor?? by sladimeji(m): 5:23pm On May 14, 2015
ziqqz:
[b]Hm, interesting albeit kinda funny ol'thread.
Based off of my cursory attempt to skim through some of the responses, and in consideration of your original thoughts, here's my take:

1. I'm living proof of the dividends of eloquence. I concur entirely that, for the most part, it even makes up for what guys may be lacking in other departments eg. looks, pocket weight confidence (or lack of it) etc. If this were a church, consider this my testimony to the goodness of my eloquence in "earning" me chics that hitherto belonged only to my dreams.

2. On a rather trivial note, I see absolutely nothing particularly wrong with your punctuation, especially as represented on a very informal medium such as this. It is my own opinion that you might have ruffled more than a few feathers and certain hurt egos were indubitably bound to lash back. I would not expend a second of my time in response to them.

3. Now, to answer your question, yes, most definitely, I would date someone whose English is poor. Although there can be no excuses in a society like ours where schooling is common and English is the official language of general communication, I'm of the opinion that English is not our mother tongue and it would be unfair to judge personalities based solely on their English language prowess. However, I would honestly only "date" without a long-term plan to sustain that relationship. For a rather serious date, hell nawww... I think I'll be too conscious of the potential risks of public embarrassment.

Nuff said. [/b]
Please tell me u didn't type dis sh*t with ur phone

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Re: Can You Date Someone Whose English Is Very Poor?? by Nobody: 5:23pm On May 14, 2015
Summer1:
I dont know how you guys see it..but I admire guys who speak pure,polished and neat English.. It's a turn on for me,when I see someone with an impeccable eloquence,that minute i don't even care if you are broke or ugly..I just respect them.
But for guys with bad eloquence, I'm not trying to insult or intimidate you, you could always brush up your English, I want guys to know that good eloquence,fluent usage of English is a huge turn on for girls especially the brilliant ones, or so I think...
So,what's ur take on it?
very true, you speak my mind.
Re: Can You Date Someone Whose English Is Very Poor?? by tonero230(m): 5:23pm On May 14, 2015
Summer1:

Dunno if you were trying to correct me or u were trying to intimidate me..it's your problem though cuz i can never be intimidated

You are already intimidated because if you weren't,you would have blanc him.English woman
Re: Can You Date Someone Whose English Is Very Poor?? by tosyne2much(m): 5:23pm On May 14, 2015
felsunseg:
Goat is a mean word bro, never use that on someone not on a social medium like nairaland. You lose your respect by doing that. One love bro and remember your fans are always watching.
Bros you should know that bashing is not my way

This eeediot keeps stalking me.. I have been ignoring him since the beginning of this year despite the fact that he quotes me to spew thrash and derail my threads

I just felt it was high time I gave him what he deserved
Re: Can You Date Someone Whose English Is Very Poor?? by newacca: 5:24pm On May 14, 2015
Won ni mio gbo Oyinbo, e bami biwon, SE Oyinbo gbo Yoruba? grin grin
Money speaks universal language!

Re: Can You Date Someone Whose English Is Very Poor?? by funlord(m): 5:24pm On May 14, 2015
ritux:







This is a nice finishing move in Mortal Kombat.......FINISH HER!!! cheesy grin shocked

Sorry VictoriaBee
grin
ritux:







This is a nice finishing move in Mortal Kombat.......FINISH HER!!! cheesy grin shocked

Sorry VictoriaBee

Re: Can You Date Someone Whose English Is Very Poor?? by Awoofawo(m): 5:25pm On May 14, 2015
Summer1:

Its very obvious you find it difficult to understand..yea I'm an Igbo girl and I'm verrrrry proud of my language..but we all know that our official language here in Nigeria is English language,before u start toasting a girl and you don't knw where she comes from,don't u use English? Its that first impression that I'm talking abt here. personally I need to know that u re good with English before speaking my native language with u

Gbe enu soun! Stop forming ajebutter....

These ladies wahale don pass Eve own.

Just bring the world map and ask some of them to point to Nigeria on it. And watch them fumble, rolling their eyes cool

Most don't even know where to sign their own names on a form. Shior, iranu.....jatijati!
Re: Can You Date Someone Whose English Is Very Poor?? by DEMZEE(m): 5:26pm On May 14, 2015
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Summer1:
I dont know how you guys see it..but I admire guys who speak pure,polished and neat English.. It's a turn on for me,when I see someone with an impeccable eloquence,that minute i don't even care if you are broke or ugly..I just respect them.
But for guys with bad eloquence, I'm not trying to insult or intimidate you, you could always brush up your English, I want guys to know that good eloquence,fluent usage of English is a huge turn on for girls especially the brilliant ones, or so I think...
So,what's ur take on it?
Summer1:
I dont know how you guys see it..but I admire guys who speak pure,polished and neat English.. It's a turn on for me,when I see someone with an impeccable eloquence,that minute i don't even care if you are broke or ugly..I just respect them.
But for guys with bad eloquence, I'm not trying to insult or intimidate you, you could always brush up your English, I want guys to know that good eloquence,fluent usage of English is a huge turn on for girls especially the brilliant ones, or so I think...
So,what's ur take on it?
Summer1:
I dont know how you guys see it..but I admire guys who speak pure,polished and neat English.. It's a turn on for me,when I see someone with an impeccable eloquence,that minute i don't even care if you are broke or ugly..I just respect them.
But for guys with bad eloquence, I'm not trying to insult or intimidate you, you could always brush up your English, I want guys to know that good eloquence,fluent usage of English is a huge turn on for girls especially the brilliant ones, or so I think...
So,what's ur take on it?
Re: Can You Date Someone Whose English Is Very Poor?? by tosyne2much(m): 5:26pm On May 14, 2015
Mhizkel:
Lmao..I know their type.. Just give him his size and he will RIP forever..cheesy
Na so e dey be jawe
I hope you are getting ready for the show ? cheesy

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