Between ASUU’s “Quacks” and NANS’s “Cracks”
By Farooq Kperogi Twitter: @farooqkperogi ASUU president Emmanuel Osodeke obviously didn’t know what “quack” really meant when he used it to...
Showing posts with label Nigerian English errors. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nigerian English errors. Show all posts
"Barbing Salon,” “On a Platter of Gold” Not Standard English: Q and A on Nigerian English Usage
By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. Twitter: @farooqkperogi Question: Is it “barbing saloon” or “barbing salon”? Which one is correct and...
Touchscreen, not Screen touch, number plate, not plate number: Nigerian English Q and A
By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. Twitter: @farooqkperogi 1. Question: Is it “screen touch” or “touch screen? Answer: Until I recei...
English Words that Make Nigerians Say the Opposite of What They Mean (III)
By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. Twitter: @farooqkperogi Also see: English Words that Make Nigerians Say the Opposite of What They Mean (...
English Words that Make Nigerians Say the Opposite of What They Mean (II)
By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. Twitter: @farooqkperogi This week’s column is a continuation from last week . It’s a compilation of Niger...
English Words that Make Nigerians Say the Opposite of What They Mean
By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. Twitter: @farooqkperogi In this week’s column, I bring to light Nigerian English words and expressions th...
Top 10 Usage Errors in Nigerian English (II)
By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. Twitter: @farooqkperogi 6. “Herbalist.” In Nigerian English, a herbalist is a witch doctor, a practition...
Top 10 Usage Errors in Nigerian English (I)
By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. Twitter: @farooqkperogi Every English-speaking nation on earth has its repertoire of idiosyncratic soleci...
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