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Well, my favourite piece is the knight, for it's unconventional movement and it's quick ability switch from defense to attack... Although it's quite hard to learn to use it to it's full potential

pocohantas:
Chess is draught 10.0

Ogogoro people play draught.
Hennessy people play chess.

*runs out*

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This is by far the funniest comment I've read on Nairaland in a long time

J111333:
You've spoken well because he that does not know and does not know that he does not know is a fool.

That's the lowest level one can be in; unconscious unconsciousness... In no time you'd see people trooping in here to say how "numb" they get when they are amidst "foolish" people...

I had an instructor (a very old professor) sometimes ago who always told us that true brilliance and intelligence is when you can explain/teach a very complex topic/concept (say rocket science) to a 5th grader to the point where he understands and can also teach others to understand... This man in fact, had all his degrees in a top university in the UK so he's smart...

The point is no one is truly wise or foolish, it's just ignorance... But then if you possess the humility to seek knowledge from anyone the moment you realize you do not know, you're intelligent, 'cos in reality, what we don't like is the arrogance people display when they are ignorant.

To the OP: imagine the torture your instructors(teachers/lecturers/parents) faced (or are still facing) at different stages of your life, just reminiscent on that and be humble

HuntSon:
I'm not surprised you called me a nuisance because I'm not allowing you to sell your lies about the community

Why do you even want me to shut up?? Because I'm coming with facts? When someone attacks gay people and we respond, y'all will say we're forcing our opinion on you, is that not trying to play the victim after losing oppression power?

Imagine a white man telling a black man not to complain about the injustice he's facing because in your opinion "he shouldn't be talking too much"

I already accepted myself the way i am a long time ago so don't even think attacking y'all homophobes back makes me feel consoled or anything

It's my energy and my time so i can be a PR man for the gays if i want, it's none of ya biz hunny. That misinformation will not germinate as long as I'm here

You're twisted... Go back and read what I wrote up there, this time slowly and with a little bit of open-mindedness...

Do you really find it difficult comprehending simple text??

You'd just prefer be on the defensive by giving ridiculous meanings to honest comments even if it makes you look dumb... Grow up man, this has nothing to do with your queerness(even though I'm not in support of it), it's about you, your insecurity, your entitlement mentality, you feel your fighting for a cause by shunning people's opinions, imposing your beliefs on others and by being radical... You're no different from those you call out, get a life bro

If at this point, you still don't get my point, oga, find your level... I hate unreasonable people who can't reason objectively, yes, I hate them

HuntSon:
Bro...I'm okay with you not liking gays, I'm okay with you wanting to puke at the sight of it, I'm okay with whatever homophobic reaction you wanna have to gay people.

Do you know what misinformation does?? Do you know how the mind works? So because your adopted reaction to homosexuality is violence, you think it's okay to force other people into it too?

Even those that don't have a problem with gay people, y'all want them by all means to be homphobic and violent towards queers by spreading all sorts of lies!

Why do y'all always rush to play the victim all the time? You expect me to keep quiet while y'all go around lying to people and spreading hate towards the LGBTQ community when you know absolutely nothing about it?
You're expecting me to cower in the face of oppression and misguidance because "everyone is entitled to their opinion?"

See bro, you can have your opinion but if you expect me to keep mute while y'all disseminate lies, fake theories and encourage others to physically harm queer people, you must have an Oscar for clownery!

Oga take a chill pill and stop being a nuisance in the guise of defending your sexuality...

You really don't know how you sound, do you?? You're filled with more hate than those castigating you...

You don't have to reply every comment, just shut up and move on with your life and stop being the MLK Jr of queers...

Life is 20% what happens to you and 80% how you reach to it and from your reactions most times, you have a crude way of reacting to criticism, always accusing people of playing the victim card when in reality you're the one playing the victim card, thinking the whole world is against you and your people, the underdog mentality... I don't know if you do all these to make yourself feel good or you do it just to console yourself, whichever way, you need to grow up...

Since you've made yourself the PR officer of queers on here, I'm expecting your swift response

Yours truly

HuntSon:
Ask around this forum, I'm perfectly okay with people being homophobic and not liking gays cos i am a very liberal person. But NEVER SPREAD MISINFORMATION ABOUT MY SEXUALITY AND ENCOURAGE HARM TO GAY PEOPLE!!! Is that too much to ask? There's nothing bigoted about it!

Really?? Did you just say you're "liberal"??

Well we all perceive things differently... I've viewed a number of threads you're on and I must say the picture I paint of you is totally different from what a liberal person looks like

I know the LGBTQ community gets attacked a lot ( especially in our society)... You need to have it at the back of your mind that even in those countries you're always quick to mention, there exist some people who would puke at the sight of a homosexual and may even physically attack you...

You need to also know that everyone is entitled to their personal opinion as well as the expression of that opinion, so you do not need to take every comment against the LGBTQ community on NL personal (cos you do that a lot), rushing to give everyone a "befitting" reply and feeling like James Bond afterwards, really, it's uncalled for...

I just hope you'd pick a thing or two from my epistle and not rush in here to do the usual... Remember "better to be quiet and thought a fool than speak and clear all doubts" ✌️

Islie:
DAILY TRUST

Thanks for this!

This is by far the most insightful "eulogy" I've read today. It gives the reader (especially millennials) an insight into the state of the country at different times in it's history. The frequent sarcasm and ironies also made it an interesting read.

Thanks for sharing.

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mercky1:
There are alot actually, I could not understand why he would die still.
I love Linkin Park.
So with 3doors down, nickleback, rem, five finger death punch ,hinder, skillet, avenged sevenfold and many more
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I love other genres of music, but have a soft spot for rock of any kind

Same here bro

iyke926:
Nigerians do listen to pop and rock music too. The number might be low though.

An old friend mine from SA told me when I was much active on FB that Linkin Park were in SA years ago...it was epic according to her. Just imagining, if Linkin Park should visit Nigeria the crowd when the perform won't be much compared to when someone like Davido is performing.

Crowd you say!!

The turn over would be as though it was a meet-up and not a live music performance

iyke926:
I onced looked like a fool between 2014 or 2015, when I asked a dude what's the meaning of "GodWin" because I was hearing from folks around. Dude, just eyed me..I felt ashamed. 2 months later I was watching TV and saw a fella(Korede Bello) shouting "na God win..na God win"..my mind raced back to 2 months earlier.

Recently, before the whole lockdown I was playing video game with a young girl. Next thing I heard was "Mad oo" I couldn't ask her because I can't fool myself again.

Ohh!!

It didn't get to that for me... Likely cos I familiarised myself with the phrase (Godwin) when I say a billboard of the fella(korede Bello) along a busy Lagos road...

Iceberg3:
Again,have you heard Digital Age's version of Break Every Chains?

No... Buh would surely check it out tonight

Let's discuss this in PM if you will so we don't derail the thread...

Iceberg3:
We right here,bro.... how about Nickelback,goo goo dolls, dido, Coldplay, Staind,etc.

Wow...

I'm flattered already

You deserve my follow

iyke926:
Not all Nigerians are down with Afro crappy music with no meaning.

I say that too...

I also believe our choice of music depends on our personality... We're all entitled to whatever kind of music we choose...

ObaOfUyo:
You loved Chester Bennington too?!?
I still have his videos and watch them everyday

Nigerians refer to their(Linkin Park's) kind of music as noise... Buh I love it... Alternative rock/metal/heavy metal

I don't know if there are 'poets of the fall', 12 stones, 3doors down and 'Making April' fans around here

fati2001:
I'm a fan

Cool

iyke926:
I started listening to Park in 2005.

Started about the same time too though I was much younger then...

So do you listen to any other alternative rock/metal band??

iyke926:
I like the fact you listen to Linkin' Park. The music group is Still much active. It was Chester Bennington, a member of the group that died I think in 2017.

Cool!!

You listen to linkin park!!

You hardly find their fans in naija

Tim Bergling (Avicii)
Chester Bennington (Linkin Park)
Billie Withers
Juice wrld

MariamAlheri:
I get that a lot too, "madam, you don't smile at all, why?"

HI, how're you doing?

Yeah

I find it very hard making new friends... I currently don't have friends around where I live... The only friends I've got (a few from school days/siblings) are the ones who were patient enough to understand my personality, some of whom we've been friends for years...

And by the way, I'm very fine, thank you and I hope you aren't doing bad either

Theundertaker:
seriously , I am not as mean as I look, I am actually a funny person . Only my few friends know that. Especially when I am high .

I can relate

Theundertaker:
I’m just this quite guy,I love music, I love making money , I am also a stoner. I am this mean guy nobody wants to talk to but actually the kindest dude u can ever meet . if u don’t make an effort to be in my life, u will never get to see that part of me .

I finally meet my twin... You just described me... It's sad sometimes when people describe me to others as the guy who never smilies... Buh who cares??

Life goes on

ibkayee:
Yeah I work as a software engineer

Nice...

Can I send a PM?

I would really appreciate some guidance...

Thanks

Veebliz:
Some grammatical mistakes you make and things you say wrong.


Hello, everyone. Before I shoot, I’d like you to read this:

After learning some Spanish and having to correct a lot of English in WhatsApp groups, I’ve discovered that some of us say some things wrong. Some like saying things like “English is not our language”, “Who English epp? (Who does English help?)” “Does it add money to my account?” especially when you correct them. But most of these are said out of ignorance. English is not your language, but why do you use it? English has helped a lot of people, YES! It has. Why else do we use English to teach at school? In fact, more research has been done in English than in any other language, 98% of scientific materials published today are in English, I’m not saying that other languages are inferior, but the truth is that, some people do need to stop being ignorant and face it – English really DOES matter…and YES – it can add money to your account in so many ways; you think about it.

Yeah, I feel like it’s important for me to add this: I’ve come across some Nigerians who speak English as their first tongue; I do as well, so the idea of saying English is not our language doesn’t make any sense at all. I have no problem with anybody speaking any indigenous language.

The English language is not a foreign language to Nigeria, it has mixed with our cultures in a unique way, and therefore has become ours – one of our languages, even though I don’t speak the language of my indigenous tribe, I still have some of their cultural values instilled in me, I cherish and respect them.

Aha! I must not skip this; I've interacted with Brits and Americans on the internet, so I see them make silly mistakes as well, but the ones I've written here are some of the mistakes I see my country people make often. Let’s see some of the grammatical mistakes people make and things they say wrong.

1) The verb – to make;

Of course, you would have definitely seen some people make mistakes with this verb, it’s common to hear people say things like:
“This picture makes me TO remember my past.”
“Eating all the time will make you TO be fat.”
“If you use this medicine, it will make you TO sleep.”
I am sure you’ve already spotted the mistake, right? – Yeah, I made it obvious. The verb – to make doesn’t take “to” after it, so the correct thing to say in each sentence above is: “This picture makes me remember my past.”
“Eating all the time will make you (be) fat” – in this kind of sentence, it’s more common and therefore more natural to skip the verb – “be”.
“If you use this medicine, it will make you sleep.”
The only time it’s fine to use “TO” after the verb – to make is when it is in the passive; for example, “I was made TO kneel down yesterday at school.” NOT I was made kneel down yesterday at school.”


2) The verb – to enable;

This verb requires “to” after it, but it is so amusing that some people would leave out “to” using this verb but would use it with the verb “to make”.
Here is an example: “This software will enable you TO work on your computer efficiently.” NOT “This software will enable you work on your computer efficiently.”


3) The verb – to allow;

This verb also requires “to” after it.
Here is an example: “My parents will not allow me TO go out today.” NOT “My parents will not allow me go out today.”


4) The verb – to reply;

The mistakes made with this verb are pretty common, this verb is intransitive, which means it cannot go with a direct object, therefore, it needs a preposition for it to make sense, and therefore, you reply TO somebody or TO something. NOT reply somebody or something.
“Why didn’t you reply my messages?” is WRONG. The correct thing is: “Why didn’t you reply TO my messages?”


5) The idiom – to be about to do something;

Hahahaha , I remember hearing someone say: “I was just about asking same thing.” Well, the correct thing is: “I was just about TO ask you THE same thing.”


6) The noun – stuff;

Yeah! This particular noun is such a pain in the ass for some people, it is uncountable, so, it cannot take an S after it and an indefinite article can’t be used with it either.
“Please give me five minutes – I want to get my STUFF” NOT “Please give me five minutes – I want to get my stuffs”.
“Where did you get all this stuff?” NOT “Where did you get all these stuffs?”
“Where IS all my stuff?” NOT “Where are all my stuffs?”
“This is good stuff.” NOT “This is a good stuff.”
The only context where stuff can take an S is if it’s used as a verb: “Ade always stuffs himself with so much junk food.”


7) The nouns – slang and jargon;

English is weird, yeah…but it’s not hard. So many people make mistakes with these nouns - These nouns are uncountable – yeah you read it right; UNCOUNTABLE.
I remember reading an article sometime ago, it had: “20 slangs you will hear in Nigeria” as its title: If you’ve been reading this article carefully, you will have known what is wrong with the sentence.
Numbers can’t be used with uncountable nouns, so the correct thing is: “20 SLANG WORDS/EXPRESSIONS/TERMS you will hear in Nigeria”. Or simply put: “Some slang you will hear in Nigeria.” – So you can use “some” with uncountable nouns and countable nouns as well.
“That is internet slang.” NOT “That is an internet slang.”
“Too much slang was used in the movie.” NOT “Too many slangs were used in the movie.”
“His messages were full of jargon.” NOT “His messages were full of jargons.”


8 ) The noun – information;

I don’t need to explain this, just keep it in mind that it is UNCOUNTABLE.
“Thank you for that information.” NOT “Thank you for those informations”
“What a wonderful piece of information!” NOT “What a wonderful information!”
“I want to share some information with you.” NOT “I want to share you an information.”


9) The noun – advice;

This is uncountable as well: make sure you do not mistake it for the verb: advise. The noun is spelt with a C and the verb with an S.
“I need (some) advice from you.” NOT “I need some advices from you.” NOT “I need an advice from you.”


10) All what;

If you’ve been saying this, then you need to STOP saying it! This is WRONG! It should be either: “All (that)” or “All OF what”.
“All (that) I’ve been saying is that….” NOT “All what I’ve been saying is that…”


11) The noun – headache;

Just as people make mistakes with uncountable nouns, they also do the same thing with countable nouns – it’s very common to hear “I am having headache”. This sentence is wrong. It should be: “I have a headache.”


12) The noun – news;

This is an uncountable noun.
“This is good news!” NOT “This is a good news!”


13) The expression – in the twinkling of an eye;

I’ve heard and seen people say: “In the twinkle of an eye.” – This is wrong of course: it should be: “In the twinkling of an eye.”


14) The famous – “I don’t get”.

Okay, I don’t want to be too annoying because I KNOW that some will get angry reading this article, but guess what? Learning never ends. We are used to saying this, but you should know that the verb – to get in this case is transitive, so it needs an object to sound okay.
So I recommend that you start saying: “I don’t get IT.”
Saying “I don’t get” has always sounded weird to me, I’ve asked some foreigners just to be sure it's not just me but they said it sounded weird to them as well.


15) The noun – furniture;

I usually see furniture makers put up a sign like “ABC furnitures.”
This doesn’t work in English; it’s an uncountable noun, so you already know the drill.
“They like playing with furniture.” NOT “They like playing with furnitures.”


I am Nigerian, so I speak more Nigerian English, I don’t hate it, I just like when people make good use of it because I know what it feels like when you murder someone's language. When I was in junior secondary school, I remember saying something wrong in Yoruba while I was playing with my friends, you needed to have seen how three of them were throwing corrections at me. (
There are so many people who care about mistakes – especially in English.
These are just a few of the mistakes. I could keep on writing and writing, but I will leave it here.
So, I hope this helps your English if you’ve been saying it wrong.




Ermmmm, one last thing before the final full stop: This is for people who can’t do without starting a sentence with or using “Am”; What exactly is wrong? Please stop making this horrible mistake, if you can’t use the contraction: “I’m…” then use: “I am…”
It’s not hard work. The pronoun I is just one letter.

Thanks for reading.

Veebliz.

Beautiful thread, I personally feel the same way as you do...

Oftentimes our kinsmen are of the opinion that we do not need to give too much attention to our use of English language as it is not "our language"... It's always hard to convince them that the otherwise is the case... I've always had it in mind that a good command of English language (written and spoken) attracts respect, and I tell you, you have just earned my respect...

N.B: we all make mistakes; I make mistakes too (before dem shoot me for wetin I write )

Cheers

Can I join??

Purely technical questions please

esente:
Thing is if you're someone who admires the beauty of art, which is to a large extent genetic, chances are that you'd appreciate good handwritings, and dedicate time to achieve dexterity.

I remember as a teenager, I stumbled on a letter my uncle had written to my dad. I fell so much in love with those sublime strokes that I stole the letter and rehearsed the intricate weaves until I achieved perfection.

Whilst almost everybody admires calligraphic masterpieces, not everyone is diligent enough to learn it. So I think it's a potpourri of genetics and training.

Man!! You nailed it!!

Just when I thought of writing a comment like this...

1StopRudeness:
As a matter of fact I am enjoying the dialogue...
However I disagree with you that the boy has done nothing wrong.....
According to the law on statutory rape he has done something wrong....why? My opinion is that the law came up not just becos adults were sexually preying on minors but also becos minors were also asking to be fvcked...
But we all know these children are in a hurry to to do a lot of thing. sex isn’t the only thing they are in a hurry to get into, Smoking, driving, doing drugs, growing up as a whole...
so the law was also to make these adults be more responsible to say no to a minor asking for it.....
because as long as u know you will be the one to be punished weda you went full predator mode on a minor or it’s the minor herself that seduced u, it will discourage you from throwing ur morals out the window and mounting a girl probably still in high school.....

I'd have totally agreed with you on the above if only Nigeria were a straightforward nation with strict law enforcement... Buh as we all know the blind mother Justice only dishes her rod of punishment to the poor and less privileged... If only there's a definitive and clearly stated age of consent, then I'd agree with you provided the age stipulated is 17 or above(as the girl is 16 years of age)

It would be easier to believe it was a forceful rape (like the OP opined ) and not statutory rape; such is the situation we find ourselves

1StopRudeness:
https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/185851-fact-check-nigerias-sexual-offences-bill-stipulates-18-years-not-11-years-as-age-of-consent.html

Bros I’m aware of the law that was hurriedly made....but go and read what the bill said...

I don’t understand how a legal age of consent is 11 but an 11years old cant testify in court...so is this age gust for offing pant?? But doesn’t cover the rest? Think about that

Well I understand your point of view... Saying an 11year old is old enough to make decisions pertaining to sexual activities buh not old enough to testify in a court of law seems to be contradictory... Yes, I understand, buh you should know that there are a number of "contradictory" laws like that... And they are everywhere, not restricted to Nigeria... That's why we have lawyers to argue it out in the court of law

Having gone through this, I can only conclude that age isn't maturity, that a person is above the age of 18 doesn't mean he/she has a corresponding mind and intellect... Some people just don't want to grow up...

Buh I still stand by the notion that the poor boy has done nothing wrong... Because he didn't carry out the act forcefully means He's not a sexual offender so the sexual offence law doesn't apply... My opinion though...

I hope you're enjoying this discussion as much as I am

1StopRudeness:
I don’t know where u got this sexual consent age from.... but there’s no where in the world 11years old is the minimum...don’t conjure something that doesn’t exist just to drive home ur point...
The northerners are able to get away with this crime because it’s a cultural thing and even top government officials are involved in child marriage...

I understand your point sir, buh don't make the mistake of grouping me with the caliber of folks who don't do their due diligence before making a statement

See for yourself sir

https://www.ageofconsent.net/world/nigeria

1StopRudeness:
Nobody cares about the shouting part in this 21st century
As long as she’s 17years 11months and 29days old and below..... she doesn’t have to shout....
In fact she can say faster, faster....give it to me...
As long as the man is an adult, it is rape...

Well, sorry to disappoint you, legally the boy has done nothing wrong...

First, you need to know that sexual consent law in Nigeria deems anybody above the age of 11 YEARS old enough to make a decision whether or not to engage in any form of sexual activity (that is why you see our Hausa brethrens paying a girl's dowry right from when she's 2 years of age and marrying her as early as 9 years, paedophilia is backed by law in our country )

Second, I don't think there's any section under Nigeria sexual consent law that talks about statutory rape, if so majority of the Emirs and big men in the Northern part of the country should be charged to court cos a lot of them have fallen short in that regard

You may even be surprised at the end of it all to find out the boy in question was pressured by the girl So if given a fair hearing in court he would likely be absolved of all charges

Inasmuch as he wasn't caught forcefully taking advantage of the girl I believe we should all be guided and look at matters from all angles before making conclusions

Interesting thread...

Anyways, I haven't been fired before... Just moved on from a job I consider a waste of one's life... It's been hard tho'...

And I'm still looking for junior/trainee opportunities in IT in case there a very nice somebody here willing to refer me for a job...