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oh! is dat wat they mean 'distribution company' dis-tribution co-mpany and I was na here thinking it was the disco dat we know
anyway YEYE and EFCC

It is not new to us how European commentators mispronounce the name of some African athletes but the truth be told even some Africans mispronounce these names too. Is it because of our varying ethnicity? or our over dependence on these European commentators to feed us the rightful pronunciation? or is it because no one has any time to find out the rightful pronunciation of these names so we just be like "who cares let's just go with how it's spelled".
Well, to tell you the truth when one's name is mispronounced it creates an unaccommodating aura if it's done by one's host or a felling of embarrassment if the mispronounced name actually means something vulgar or ridiculous. Here are some names and their right pronunciation:
Diamé - it is not pronounced "dee-ah-may", but "jammeh" exactly as the surname of that former Gambian President Yahyah Jammeh Liverpool star and Senegalese player Sadio Mané's first name is not pronounced "sah-dee-oh", but "sah-jaw"
The first name of England's Dele Alli is shortened from the Nigerian name "Bamidele" - and therefore does not rhyme with "telly, jelly or smelly", but with "waylay"
The surname of Stoke City's Mame Biram Diouf, from Senegal, is not pronounced "dee-oof", but "joof", rhyming with roof
Badou Ndiaye is also with Stoke and from Senegal - and his last name does not sound like "in-de-eye" or "en-gee", but "nj-eye"
For Fulham's Aboubakar Kamara, who is of Mauritanian descent - pronounce each syllable "ka-ma-ra"
The last name of Moussa Wagué of Senegal, who plays with Barcelona, does not rhyme with "vague". It is pronounced "wah-geh"
In fact, Mame Biram Diouf has the distinction of having both his first name and his surname serially mispronounced. He is not "Mamay Biram Dee-oof", but "Mam Biram Joof".
We should be guided not to pronounce names wrongly like pronouncing the Igbo name Chibuike: Tchi-bi-kay meaning 'God is power' or 'God is powerful' as Shi-bi-ike which translates to 'plastic spoon' in Yoruba. Having the right pronunciation of ones name can help towards creating a more healthy relationship

lilytender:
We can see the Lagos-Ibadan Railway and the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway which are being constructed with loans.

that's why our Excess crude Account is less than $1billion wen it was about $20billion some years back.
Take from all your savings and still borrow beyond your powers who runs a business that way? no wonder they plan to Tax everything

this people would borrow us into penury

u wer shading yourself. simple.

Nigerians always think they would have been better if not for the leaders they've been unfortunate to be having.
that's a spirit a tough one

good man. I like him even tho I don't know him personally

start with those NON-NIGERIAN Fulani people first then we'd know you are serious.
#YeyeGovernment

I'm get to achieve more by God's grace

Reno where are you o!!!

dilapidation every where in Nigeria

we have already given up on Nigeria.

when you use #30 to eat and you say you are okay, it only shows the height of your nutritional negligence.
u say u chop belleful for Kano but still die of malnutrition...
what a chop!

like father like son

even if I think this government is clueless... I still think they do some sensible things.
what only we need to know is how much was used for these purchases

why is Audio Money suddenly playing on my phone?

No be d name he dey change na. Na just the Logo
the present logo just too dey dull no sign of luxury, elegance and creative ingenuity
it is just there like IVM...He actually should tread carefully because of plagiarism but its actually a welcomed development ask former Diamond bank and this present Access Bank. A beautiful Logo is the image of the company ask Benz

prayer point:
Any power that wants my own egg to break after throwing it or turn out cooked...Holy Ghost Fire!...Father confuse them by making it just remain as it was.
Father confuse them, Confuse them, Confuse them....

Arewa com and see ur person oo

UNN dat didn't do theirs for a whole session nko?
the school management would love for nothing like SUG to hold again but they wud still charge SUG fee.
in the past the Students Union was a force to reckon with but now they are just a toothless bulldog

abeg dance ya dance biko. it's not easy for somboris name not to be among the Sex for grade scandal list. e reach to dance abeg

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I'm now wondering if I'm also not a #YeyeBoyfriend. well wat concern me sef¿ I can't com and go and kill my sef

so you mean his John Thomas is now flabbergasted¿

ginaolo:
Hi

I’ve been with a lady for some time now but I’m starting to have doubts about this girl.

My main concern is that she is too reserved and she doesn’t like to do anything that involves people. I come from a big family unit and she’s always avoiding family get togethers, outings, even to meet my friends and socialise with them is a huge problem. We’ve gone out very few times, she’s met my mum and a few friends, but she avoids meeting them most time. I addressed it to her and she claims she has social anxiety but for how long can I continue like this? All she wants to do is be at home. My family are already starting to get the wrong impression of her and they believe she is proud. I know my older sister is not too fond of her because of her quiet nature and I think this will take a toll on us in the future if we get married. I don’t want a wife that cannot do basic things like go out with me to events or represent me well. I don’t want a wife that will be hiding in the house 24/7.

If Mohammed cannot get to the mountain the mountain would come to Mohammed.
You should simply explain ur fiancée fright in meeting people to your family members. It's more of a psychological disorder than just her being overtly shy, so you could employ the service of a psychologist to help her be free.
if she doesn't like going out you could help to ease her tension by inviting the people you'd like to meet to ur house when she's around but not without letting them know how she fidgets around people she isn't familiar with.
With time she would grow to be more accommodating

dis madam sef na 15....hmmm impressive

bills na bills na why are u asking again? wen love don cover ur eyes u no go know anything again?

most nations employ the fire service for extraction of accident victims but here in Nigeria even the fire that our own fire service think is their only job they no dey get water to quench am.
we are sha still happy like dat nevertheless

CaptainMitch:
Africa has a leadership problem, the leaders are mostly kleptomaniacs. God safe us.

All of them even their followers have a higher tendency too.

tot they wanted to sell them before...now they are planning to modify abi is it overhaul?

confused set of people

you are already a polygamous man. party in the backyard already. na wa oo