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Nigerians And Word Doubling by Nobody: 12:21am On Dec 30, 2010 |
Double double |
Re: Nigerians And Word Doubling by emofine(f): 2:49am On Dec 30, 2010 |
Nigerians are not the only ones to employ this pattern. I've heard other nationals double their wordings also. I too used to privately wonder why Nigerians speak like this. I concluded that since largely we are impatient people I believe it's done for greater urgency and emphasis. A few words I hear alot: now now lie lie at all at all abeg abeg Also for extra highlighted emphasis and urgency they may add a vowel at the end of a word for example: quicki abegi looku wella It's just the pattern in which we speak like adding o at the end of sentences. I believe we enjoy embellishing our sentences. Abegi no be lie lie I gist for una o |
Re: Nigerians And Word Doubling by PhysicsQED(m): 5:11am On Dec 30, 2010 |
Re: Nigerians And Word Doubling by Nobody: 9:25am On Dec 30, 2010 |
@Physics. I been tink say na me first notice am o. I don go dey believe say thread go full anyway thanks for those links. |
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