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seabiotics:
Please endeavour to fully analyse and comprehend the context of an argument before making a contribution. It will serve you well in all you do. The context of this discourse centers on the poster's inability to converse in perfect English amongst his friends.

You are the one that should do so next time and don't jump into conclusions, did you read my first post on this issue? then go and read it before giving quack advice

True the Japanese, Russsians and Asians may have been adequately skilled in Science and Technology without learning English. But that was not the point I was maintaining.

In fact, these scientists are more likely to gain a wider exposure and respect in their field if they are able to present their research papers to an audience in English language. Aside from this, they will also be able to field questions from the audience that may include science reporters and other knowledgeable experts in their field and other related fields.

that line of argument is baseless because English language can not give them wider exposure but their knowledge of their profession will give them, all they need English language for is just to communicate and the poster sincerely speaking can communicate in English language because his post suggests so

Similarly, the ability to demonstrate your expertise in your chosen field by expressing your self in perfect English at dinner parties, business meetings and networking events, gives you a presence money itself cannot buy. And since English remains our lingua franca in Nigeria, the emphasis on expressing oneself in English at formal occasions is important. Even some folks converse in perfect English at informal occasions as well. It just depends on whom you hang out with.

Only in Nigeria!!

With regards to the "ghost education" you alluded to, you will inadvertently be opening a can of worms that you probably aren't aware of.

Except those students who studied English at the University, I do not know of anyone else who studiously focused on learning to be very good with the usage of English language whilst neglecting their chosen careers. If there is a dearth of professionals in the Nigerian market today, this has absolutely nothing to do with your point.

If a student neglected their chosen career, did it occur to you that they may not have a passion for that career? Or they did, but didn't face their studies squarely. In this regards, how has learning English affected their chosen career? Instead of affecting it, it should boost it.

Let me say this, and trust me on this, because I know it works. There is power in the usage of words (I am referring to the English language), both orally and in writing. It can get you anywhere you want to go or want to be.

You said spoken English doesn't put food on the table, well it won't if you can't express yourself perfectly when you are about to submit a business proposal or asked to justify its rationale. It won't get anyone a good job as well, if you can't express yourself better on an application form or at an interview.

Do you want to know why some people have “ghost education”? It has nothing to do with their supposed ability to converse in English language. Perhaps, it may be due to a number of reasons. You may lay the blame the govt. door for not investing heavily in education. You may blame some of the lecturers for not teaching students “properly”? You may blame the students for swapping quality educating for sex for grades, cultism, and rioting. But to suggest that the learning and expression of good English in Universities contributed to students neglecting their chosen careers has to be the biggest joke of the century.

We attribute so much importance on the usage of English language and we value the language more than qualifications
Take your Nigerian university certificate anywhere in the world to look for work and come back to tell me what happened

I wanted to take it one after the other but duty is calling me

jayon:
@poster Nigeria is not a place you should go my dear, i wouldnot even allow my driver to go there talkless of my Kids, God bless America

LoL jayon is back

Siena:
Hehe, someone certainly has little self-control, internet-based comments get your back up!

What are you like in real life?

You're immune to cyber comments? why are you responding me? answer me young man!! i know your type

Siena:
Ah, but you prefer to impress with your great understanding of Italian! I seem to recall in one of your posts, where you were a staunch critic of those who payed too much attention to learning English! Pretty much what you're doing with Italian!

And you're meant to be smart! Remembering what you've written in the past will go a long way, to making you think more about what you write in the future.

Ohh this time it's no more about my inadequacies in English language? now it's Italian LoL
I am not learning Italian dumbass

Did i mention English in this thread? No i did not!! but you did damned fool and i don't make fun of people when they speak whatever language but you do, even when you are not good too

Siena:
Romeo, what's your definition of a low life?

I'd be interested to know!

I am your English teacher now? Pay your tuition before any lectures

Siena:
Only a person with little or no brain power would resort to insults, when their intellect is questioned / challenged.

A smart person would use "intelligence" to beat anyone who questioned their "brilliance". So, where does that leave you, o smart one?

Look through your previous posts, not just the ones you've made on here, and you'll realise what you need to brush up on. If you can't write clear, conscice English, (the official language in Nigeria) how will you excell in any other language, apart from your native one?

concise and not "conscice"
excel and not "excell"

With all these errors you still have the guts to insult people because of their English language?

Mr. dumbass, my English is good enough and that has nothing to do with the thread here! when will some Nigerians accept that they are not English people? don't come here to play a gentleman with me because i am not buying that cheap psychological trick of "using intelligence to beat people that question my brilliance" bullshit of yours

You are such a low life that should stick to Romance section, you picked on the wrong person here idiot!! i am not here to impress women like you do, but you can simply go to hell because i have noticed you today and that was your mission

If you can not understand what i am writing here then you need to go back to school nitwit,

Nurse kedu ebe odu gi di? achorom ikpa ya aka

Siena:
Romeo, what you fail to realise, is that people who live in other European countries, seldom brag about their bi-lingual prowess.

I can't speak Italian, or Spanish, so I'm perhaps least qualified to say how good your written languages are.

But one thing's certain - your written English is terrible! It's a known fact that people tend to speak the same way they write, and in your case, that's badly!

The most foolish response I've gotten in this site till date!!!

You are such a stupid and foolish person, who bragged about their language prowess? you foolishly came into a thread created for people that like Italian language to tell them they used Google to translate what they typed

You want to pick on my English language? bring it on nitwit! show me my terrible written English dumbass

A lot of the "Italian" posted here is actually English, translated by an online translator, like google.

It often shows, because some English words have no direct translation into Italian, and only the original context can determine what you're trying to say.

You wrote that siena, and that smacks of ignorance

It's like we have one voice on this issue

seabiotics:
I disagree on your point about English language not being important in the field of Science and Technology. Indeed, the ability to express oneself effectively in English (oral and written)is considered an important transferable skill in every field.

How about the Asian wiz kids? Russians, Germans, French, Italians, Spanish? did they learn their science and technology with English language? It is nothing but another important language to know!! English language can not put food on your table or pay your rent, Nigeria has a lot of un-employed graduates roaming the streets without work or hope of getting one very soon.

REASON:
They spent their time in the university learning to be very good in English language and thus neglecting their chosen careers. We could've been benefitting from "out sourcing" if our youths had dedicated more time to learn their chosen careers instead of English language to show off their "ghost education"

toshmann:
omere ke? o dara ya . . . . . . . romanus amaghi akwukwo

onye na agba ogwu= nightnurse

Hhahahahahahahhaa uwa nkea sef!!! ekene dili onye nweanyi nihi na obughi nani m matara na amaghi m akwukwo

Lack of fun and dry

umuigbo ibe m!! i just went back some few pages back and it was pure fun reading from page 200 up

You guys were great
Monshege, Ynot, Toshman, Ikomi, Nnenneigbo, Fromuk, romeo, osisi, gc

the good old days

presido1:
gwam gwam gwam gwam onye na agba ogwu?

Nnenneigbo

toshmann:
roma roma injection nke a nurse ga agba na abali ga ato uto
ejikerela m. ogbachaam the thing, m jiri "injection" nke m gbagwara ya.
he he he he roma roma, uwa a dikwanu uto o

Hehehehe Toshy!! Nurse enweghi idea ndi anyi bu, omaghi na chukwu nyere anyi ezigbo aga eji agba ogwu

Even me wey dey born for here still dey fear , But the amount of catchable fun is so immense that you can't do without naija

If it's all for fun sake i am down to be part of it, but i am not going to diss anyone for not being perfect

Judging by the posts on the thread i think moodylady is the winner

Hmmmmmmm!! officially afam na abanye na list nurse for the injection

faketan:
Tosh u are better of a comedian. Ka m kwuo eziokwu, enwere ike Tosh emetrubee nwanyi aka eri otu afo. Tosh kwuo eziokwu. A na m enyozi gi enyo na-agbanyeghi na I bu onye nke m.

very very very possible

Like that

ruescho:
Hi Romeo, I like Eros, espsecially the grammatical one!!!

Dumb ass!!! you can't even quote well , Your stupidity is so immense that you failed to know it was a typo but i saw yours and i know it's a typo and i am not commenting on that

Bunch of fools

Hmmmmmmmmmmmm!!! Colonial mentality at it's peak, the only place on earth where people do two marriages is in Southern Nigeria * I stand to be corrected *.

We do not value our Languages
We do not value our customs
We are ashamed of our president when he's on Traditional wear
We talk bad about our own system of marriage

Tell me why God can not be angry with a people that does not value all he gave them? because according to us everything God gave us as a race is evil. Even our own traditional marriage? guys please wake up!!! too many grammars but no wisdom!! I've heard people say in this very forum that traditional chieftancy titles are evil this is complete madness, people believe that the term "traditional" connotes evil

Where is our pride as a people? with the level of insanity i am witnessing here then i will say "inside the dustbin of course!!"

abeg make somebody teach me something if i am still blind (outdated)

That's the problem with some Nigerians!! Some think that knowledge of English language is everything

Why should anybody make fun of another because of grammatical erros? Nonsense!!

micodon:
hey spoilt, i'd like to hook up with u. here's ma e-mail, micodon2k40@yahoo.com. do contact me

My brother if na heaven na so you go miss am!! She has gone back

Judging by your post i can say you are good enough, i am sure you are not doing English Literature as a course in the University. Concentrate on your studies because they are more important than English language, that is the problem with our education in Nigeria! many people graduate with very good knowledge of spoken English but are a disgrace when confronted with works that are connected with their chosen careers.

I am not surprised one bit because everybody wants to impress each other with their spoken English and subsequently ending up in learning nothing at the University

na vaseline those girls put for lips¿?

last picture: Virgen Nigeria!! boy you get liver

Uzzyan:
O dikwa egwu o. O sikwanu na i mere ya gini?
A di m mma, m na akwado maka i laghachi ulo akwukwo.
O mechanu aguo na -agu m ebe a m no.

Di be anyi ekele m unu.

Nne onweghi onye na emetu ya aka n'oge oyi di nnukwu
Kedu ebe i na agu akwukwo ?

Coal city
Hope
Love
Biafra
Do it All
Page
Coliseum
Filling station enugu
Polo park
Chicks
Suya
Point and kill
Heat
Harmattan
Roasted Maize
Boiled Maize
Paw Paw
Yam
Coco Yam
Nkwobi
Isi-ewu
Hustlers
Nepa
No Water
No Gas
Bad Roads
slow Internet ( it sucks)
Fuel
Nice Home
Nice ride
Family
My Unborn Children
School time jokes


it's endless but i still love naija any day

tatenda:
drugs
419
witchcaft
poverty
fake miracle churches
ethnic violence

When i think south africa this is what comes to my mind:

Aids
raping of infants
car-jackers
ugly faces
HIV
Sex without condom
Assassins
most violent African country
Rape
Murder
Gated Communities
CESA
etc etc

Uzzyan:
Romeo onye si gi na m adighi availabl??

Uzzy biko munwa chere na nwata agbogho obula di aggressive ebe munwa bu icon of love noo adighi single

now i am beginning to sound like Toshwomann

presido1:
gwam gwam gwam gwam onye na anaghi esu oshi mana ya bata na asu ulo panti nwanyi efoo?

FromUk

iceblue:
kee ihe madu iri-na-otu ne mee mgbe bol na banye n'ime net ha ugbu ishi? kee ndi mere heartland wickedness nke? ha enweghi obi ebere. chai!

Bia presido kowa ihe a biko , Man United aghogo Heartland fc

+osisi:
Iwuanyanwu nationale

Lmao!!! biko na alata ulo ohhh!!! Heartland fc like onye ishi ala said

Uzzyan:
o hooo odikwa egwu.


gwam gwam gwam gwam ihe romeo ji wee si na obu rosy ka o ga ahu n'anya

maka na Uzzy adighi available

Uzzyan:
Romeo kee ka oyi si eku gi ebe ahu.

Nne di thing ji m na oru!! ojidego ihe m jiri buru nwoke fikosia ya
Kedu kwanu ka ginwa di?


umuigbo ekene kwa mu onye obula including toshnwanyi LMAO