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Re: Nigerians And Fake Foreign Accents by Pamcrest(f): 12:14am On Nov 02, 2014 |
Actually it is ideal to speak a language with d accent of d owners if u can achieve it. I mean think about how yr language sounds when a non indigene speaks it with his own native accent...imagine that thick Igbo accent and d Ekiti flavour in spoken English or when some Yorubas speak Hausa ....not nice on d ears! My grouse is when u are forcing d accent....arrrrggghhh. If u can't do it well, then quit trying n stop making a fool of yourself My humble submission 3 Likes |
Re: Nigerians And Fake Foreign Accents by zoboizee: 12:32am On Nov 02, 2014 |
Abraham2013:ryt on point. u jus said my bit. very fake newscasters are all over our radio stations corrupting local pronounciations and forming fake foreign accent. 1 Like |
Re: Nigerians And Fake Foreign Accents by ikeyman00(m): 12:39am On Nov 02, 2014 |
@@@@ this is the reason Biafra must be restored IGBO lingo must live pledge your support! 2 Likes |
Re: Nigerians And Fake Foreign Accents by scholesbaba(m): 12:43am On Nov 02, 2014 |
God bless u shedraq......d tin don de turn norm for our society...... |
Re: Nigerians And Fake Foreign Accents by erico2k2(m): 12:54am On Nov 02, 2014 |
zoboizee:what if you cant drop it? and what is Local pronunciation? |
Re: Nigerians And Fake Foreign Accents by COOLCATS: 1:14am On Nov 02, 2014 |
If it is not you , it can never be you . if have not got a british accent and you fake one , it is always obvious , thats why one can tell who has got the accent and who has not when people speak. what we should strive to do is communicate effectively. No wonder many are bleaching .... always wanting to be like .... arent we tired of this false life. 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Nigerians And Fake Foreign Accents by levos2007(m): 1:55am On Nov 02, 2014 |
99.9% Nigerians are suffering from colo-mentality. If you like speak like a British, you can never be a British. 3 Likes |
Re: Nigerians And Fake Foreign Accents by Oba234: 3:37am On Nov 02, 2014 |
As someone who grew up in the United States,I have never heard of a nigerian that was raised in Nigeria without a Nigerian accent. I can always tell a difference. There are levels when it comes to accents. Some accents are thicker than others. If one grew up in a rural/village setting, their accent would be considerately different from someone that grew up in a bigger city where they are more exposed to people of other tribes and cultures. I went to college with many international students from Nigeria; students from big wealthy families, and I can assure you that their accents were noticeable. They spoke proper english and I understood them clearly, but they still sounded different from other Americans. This leads me to my next point. Speaking proper English doesn't equate to having an American or British accent. There are certain nuances that comes with being apart of a culture and people from that culture easily notice when others lack those nuances. I don't think Nigerians are "faking it." I believe a growing number of people are trying to speak proper English without the ubiquitous sounds of "ooos, ehhhhs and "ahhs" that have been added to nigerian English which completely changes the pronunciations of those words. To each his own. 4 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Nigerians And Fake Foreign Accents by Nobody: 4:01am On Nov 02, 2014 |
Op, it is called mental slavery. 2 Likes |
Re: Nigerians And Fake Foreign Accents by Ebenezerk2: 4:33am On Nov 02, 2014 |
I don't know if you have travelled to these countries before, if you have not, you will not understand my point, these are the people you deal with everyday, you can not do without them Fulaman198: |
Re: Nigerians And Fake Foreign Accents by Nobody: 4:44am On Nov 02, 2014 |
Abraham2013:Lmao @ "sounding like Chris Brown in Uyo" ![]() |
Re: Nigerians And Fake Foreign Accents by NaLaugh: 5:06am On Nov 02, 2014 |
nobilis: My brother, abeg hol' this 1 Naira. You dey yarn sense ![]() @Topic It does NOT matter what accent you speak in. HOWEVER, what DOES matter is the authenticity of that accent. What qualifies as authentic you might ask? 1. You CAN NOT (by any means) have an authentic accent specific to a society you have NEVER lived in for a significant amount of time (at least 5 years of verbally active daily interaction). 2. You do NOT consciously predetermine pronunciations and sentence phrasing while speaking. It is a natural flow process. Many OAP in Nigeria (as far as i know) have lived for significant periods abroad, so they should get a pass. However, the ones that SHOULD be called out are those who were born and lived their entire lives in Nigeria. Also, those who lived in some weird non-English speaking country, but fake an American or British accent. That's like me going to visit Naija from the U.S and talking with an Indian accent. Like - "my friend, this is wery wery nice" ![]() I would really love to listen to that "LAFA awards" the OP spoke about. Is it available online somewhere? 1 Like
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Re: Nigerians And Fake Foreign Accents by justmag(m): 5:18am On Nov 02, 2014 |
Well!! I cant speak for everyone but there are some people who grew up around white folks and just picked up an accent. if you lived around white people in a white neighborhood I believe that's a different case. I did for about 18 years straight and I have a mixed accent and I do get judged for it a lot. ![]() 1 Like |
Re: Nigerians And Fake Foreign Accents by Tpharell: 6:15am On Nov 02, 2014 |
majekdom2:My point exactly! You don't have to listen to them "properly" to get turned off by their phony affected half baked British accent! 2 Likes |
Re: Nigerians And Fake Foreign Accents by aslan(m): 6:18am On Nov 02, 2014 |
nigerians only like trends. they are hipsters that can speak australian english fluently but not yoruba or igbo. they claim to know foreing accent but they'll never be able to tell you squat about the country that they're speaking their accent cuz they don't know anything. 1 Like |
Re: Nigerians And Fake Foreign Accents by aslan(m): 6:23am On Nov 02, 2014 |
levos2007:ah ah ah! right on point, levos. 1 Like |
Re: Nigerians And Fake Foreign Accents by Vegasailin: 6:47am On Nov 02, 2014 |
Insult upon Insult 1 Like |
Re: Nigerians And Fake Foreign Accents by Nobody: 7:07am On Nov 02, 2014 |
I think it is time Nigerians start thinking if doing away with English or at least minimizing its usage. What is wrong in communicating in ur mother tongue. Why can't children in the east be taught in Igbo, the west in Yoruba and the north in Hausa from primary to university level. I was in Japan last month, and to my surprise those guys do almost everything in their language, and see how technologically advanced they are. Look at china, Iran, and the Arab countries that use their languages as medium of instruction yet most of them are technologically advanced than Nigeria. 3 Likes |
Re: Nigerians And Fake Foreign Accents by DonaldGenes(m): 7:55am On Nov 02, 2014 |
Richiy: Lmao! |
Re: Nigerians And Fake Foreign Accents by fr3do(m): 8:15am On Nov 02, 2014 |
Creamish: Its a matter of choice on one side na, we all choose theirs while they cling to their own. These little things have bad long term effects, things like our little girls playing with white dolls, our lack of patriotism and the accent issue. |
Re: Nigerians And Fake Foreign Accents by Nobody: 8:17am On Nov 02, 2014 |
majekdom2:You also have a problem I guess. OP's piece is totally racist. I am even surprised he studied abroad and do not know why people's accent change. He needs to return to the classroom. ![]() |
Re: Nigerians And Fake Foreign Accents by OmoUSH(m): 8:22am On Nov 02, 2014 |
Calculux95:An imbe..cile is a understatement of who you are. Total dunderheady opinion just like almost every posts of this thread. Did i hear u even saying Nigerian actors in '' Hollywood''? I guess there is now a different Hollywood, and also Nigerian music is getting ''worldwide'' acknowledgement becaus few people in UK knows about it? Are few people in the UK now ''worldwide''? You are a mistake, a hopeless bastard! |
Re: Nigerians And Fake Foreign Accents by OmoUSH(m): 8:26am On Nov 02, 2014 |
abubello:Your ignorance reeks to the high heavens! You are a terrible mistake for being this hopelessly dumb. What an irritating fvcktard you are! |
Re: Nigerians And Fake Foreign Accents by alingo4life: 8:34am On Nov 02, 2014 |
MsNas:msnas. Na me go marry you last i swear.. Proudly ibadan all the way. |
Re: Nigerians And Fake Foreign Accents by fr3do(m): 8:37am On Nov 02, 2014 |
Pamcrest: Don't try to normalize an abnormality, when the CNN ranked our accent the fifth sexiest, were they not ranking it with our spoken English? Longing for a foreign accent to speak a language that is spoken locally in your country is pure inferiority complex, English has been with for more than a century and its our official language, no one is going to punish you for an accent but the long term psychological effect on the population won't be cute. But speaking a foreign language with any accent is OK. |
Re: Nigerians And Fake Foreign Accents by Tpharell: 9:29am On Nov 02, 2014 |
OmoUSH:Why the venom? |
Re: Nigerians And Fake Foreign Accents by Revolva(m): 9:43am On Nov 02, 2014 |
Especially our naija babes...dem own too much....all those ajebo babes the rich men daughters...I get so annoyed..wit them when ever they speak |
Re: Nigerians And Fake Foreign Accents by Calculux95: 10:05am On Nov 02, 2014 |
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Re: Nigerians And Fake Foreign Accents by Calculux95: 10:06am On Nov 02, 2014 |
OmoUSH:. You r+tarded sob, to belittle myself and come down to your level of stupidity would be an embarrassment, every one has a right to their opinion if you don't like it do me a favor jump of a bridge, it seems you have been living under a rock for the last decade.... All the collabo's by nigerian artists with famous others t.I, akon, rick ross, rihanna to mention a few.... But a d•ck head like u won't know that... |
Re: Nigerians And Fake Foreign Accents by Nobody: 10:37am On Nov 02, 2014 |
GolfingDiva:you should read again , he talked about those that have never been abroad and those that were just there briefly say one month. |
Re: Nigerians And Fake Foreign Accents by Nobody: 10:46am On Nov 02, 2014 |
abubello:when there is a common language , you will sure find development ... if you are a christain , you will remember the tower of babel . |
Re: Nigerians And Fake Foreign Accents by Nobody: 11:02am On Nov 02, 2014 |
Creamish: Please, call a spade a spade. It is very annoying when you take a listen at how folks struggle to maintain their fake accents. Sometimes, one can't but keep wondering about the nativity of such people. They pronounce your own very name and you wont even hear what was being mentioned. For same reason, i stopped listening to most radio stations in Lagos. When on the road, my car stereo is locked on either naija fm, wazobia fm or fajj 106.5 fm. 2 Likes |
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