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kizyalex10:
are u in south korea?which side.am currently in south korea now.bosan

Bro... I dey Daegu..

MrsNwaAmaikpe:


How long will Nigerians continue to make sentences using "reason why" in it?

Even i that went to night school dont use "reason why" in my everyay talk....the quality of education has reduced abysmally!!

Just say "10 reasons you should consider studying in South Korea"

Nothing wrong with it. It's no different from, say, "the person who" or, "the place where".

Read more here: http://www.arrantpedantry.com/2013/05/08/the-reason-why-this-is-correct/

Fashblonder:
Lol I don't bt I'm a big fan of koreans generally

And you eey talk as if you dey live there lol OK

anibirelawal:
@ OP, North Korea nko

Hian

Krusty:
Do you study there? If so, what is the tuition like. Is it easy for students to find work while they are studying? How long can someone stay back after their they have graduated? Are there readily available jobs for graduates? How do you cope with the language?

I didn't go there for study.. Just went for a 3 months training but I have some ghanian friends I could ask

AnonyNymous:
Nothing wrong with it. It's no different from, say, "the person who" or, "the place where".

Read more here: http://www.arrantpedantry.com/2013/05/08/the-reason-why-this-is-correct/

Thank you sir... I said so earlier, because people find something redundant doesn't mean it can't be used... Even English Men, the original speakers of the language use those two words together

olaniyanibukun0:
Bro... I dey Daegu..

Check your mail please

MrsNwaAmaikpe:


How long will Nigerians continue to make sentences using "reason why" in it?

Even i that went to night school dont use "reason why" in my everyay talk....the quality of education has reduced abysmally!!

Just say "10 reasons you should consider studying in South Korea"

Reason why is very correct phrase.... I can give you instances where Oxford and Longman dictionaries use the 'phrase'...

benebaby77:
Reason why is very correct phrase.... I can give you instances where Oxford and Longman dictionaries use the 'phrase'...

pls do so

MrsNwaAmaikpe:
pls do so

See example of such usage from Oxford dictionary....

benebaby77:
See example of such usage from Oxford dictionary....

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benebaby77:
See example of such usage from Oxford dictionary....

It's because of its redundancy that's why people usually think its wrong... I wonder if those whites that can speak Yoruba ever argue if a sentence in Yoruba is wrong as they speak it... If English Men themselves use reason why, how much more we the borrowers of the language.

NONNYG:
see customized finger nail

Mind me not... Just like them for nothing....

Hmm! I guess it depends on the city/town.

Source:https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/country_result.jsp?country=South+Korea

orlahtohbadt:
It's because of its redundancy that's why people usually think its wrong... I wonder if those whites that can speak Yoruba ever argue if a sentence in Yoruba is wrong as they speak it... If English Men themselves use reason why, how much more we the borrowers of the language.

You are so point....

Some people reckon it as redundancy and some see the phrase as tautological.

I had read some few English texts authored by Nigerians that opined some phrases to be wrong whereas they were not.

Let us look at the phrase structure

Reason - noun

Why - adverb

The phrase is mostly used in 'question-word' that intends to provide answers or sometimes opinions, and the phrase has never considered wrong by the English language constituent authority . But we second language learners we always want to exhibit 'I too know' disposition.

Nice share !