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Re: Gbagauns: President Jonathan’s Grammatical Blunders During His Campaign Speeches by ndcide(m): 8:57pm On Jan 18, 2015 |
I doubt if the writer of this sh!!t can understand a sentence when GMB speaks. At least he heard GEJ and had to write something. I challenge him to write on what Buhari said yesterday on the campaign ground. Even the journalists can't report anything. they'd have to meet Osinbanjo. nonsense. |
Re: Gbagauns: President Jonathan’s Grammatical Blunders During His Campaign Speeches by Huffington: 8:58pm On Jan 18, 2015 |
ibnjarir93:Can Buhari speak better English than Jonathan? |
Re: Gbagauns: President Jonathan’s Grammatical Blunders During His Campaign Speeches by baybeeboi: 8:59pm On Jan 18, 2015 |
Nonsense thread nonsense since na by English now den na senator patrick obahiagbon go be our next president now GEJ till trumpet sound 1 Like |
Re: Gbagauns: President Jonathan’s Grammatical Blunders During His Campaign Speeches by Amya(f): 9:00pm On Jan 18, 2015 |
Daily trust! Why did I even bother! 1 Like |
Re: Gbagauns: President Jonathan’s Grammatical Blunders During His Campaign Speeches by festusfeezy(m): 9:01pm On Jan 18, 2015 |
Empero1: i wonder oo, Emperor helep me tell dem oo, Jonathan never once claim to be prof of English |
Re: Gbagauns: President Jonathan’s Grammatical Blunders During His Campaign Speeches by notoriousbabe: 9:02pm On Jan 18, 2015 |
bettercreature:omo,did the president actually say that?chisos!we have entered one chance ![]() |
Re: Gbagauns: President Jonathan’s Grammatical Blunders During His Campaign Speeches by Nobody: 9:02pm On Jan 18, 2015 |
TANK U MR PRESDO 4 KILLIN ENGLISH LANG IN 9JA |
Re: Gbagauns: President Jonathan’s Grammatical Blunders During His Campaign Speeches by omajali2003(m): 9:04pm On Jan 18, 2015 |
A very weak attempt to run down the president; such a needless piece. |
Re: Gbagauns: President Jonathan’s Grammatical Blunders During His Campaign Speeches by Agwoden(m): 9:04pm On Jan 18, 2015 |
OK! English dictionary we don here. Next. |
Re: Gbagauns: President Jonathan’s Grammatical Blunders During His Campaign Speeches by adoyi81: 9:05pm On Jan 18, 2015 |
Re: Gbagauns: President Jonathan’s Grammatical Blunders During His Campaign Speeches by akanzy(m): 9:11pm On Jan 18, 2015 |
Question to Great Nigeria students should Nigeria students vote for Jonathan? 9 months university strike, 14 months poly strike, death of fresh grads at immigration recruitment massive unemployment due to corruption in his administration... |
Re: Gbagauns: President Jonathan’s Grammatical Blunders During His Campaign Speeches by AJOT99(m): 9:12pm On Jan 18, 2015 |
But GEJ never mentioned OBJ's name |
Re: Gbagauns: President Jonathan’s Grammatical Blunders During His Campaign Speeches by usibengate(m): 9:16pm On Jan 18, 2015 |
Abeg make u na free that utuoke of a man. Na today him start dey break bottle. Even he love (PEG) na PhD holder for that aspect |
Re: Gbagauns: President Jonathan’s Grammatical Blunders During His Campaign Speeches by MalcoImX: 9:17pm On Jan 18, 2015 |
Empero1:Na wa oo! When Buhari mispronounced Osinbajo's name you all pounced on him. But when this one's blunders all you could say is 'he didn't claim to be a professor of English. 1 Like |
Re: Gbagauns: President Jonathan’s Grammatical Blunders During His Campaign Speeches by Nobody: 9:18pm On Jan 18, 2015 |
Now this pure stupidity ![]() ![]() abeg we're all humans n nobody is above mistake .. |
Re: Gbagauns: President Jonathan’s Grammatical Blunders During His Campaign Speeches by slap1(m): 9:19pm On Jan 18, 2015 |
Keep embarrassing your president before the whole world. Ndi ara! |
Re: Gbagauns: President Jonathan’s Grammatical Blunders During His Campaign Speeches by Nobody: 9:26pm On Jan 18, 2015 |
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Re: Gbagauns: President Jonathan’s Grammatical Blunders During His Campaign Speeches by ITbomb(m): 9:31pm On Jan 18, 2015 |
Translation |
Re: Gbagauns: President Jonathan’s Grammatical Blunders During His Campaign Speeches by abdoolorunwa(m): 9:33pm On Jan 18, 2015 |
if school cert isn't a criteria for selection.y did fani kayode say GMB isn't qualified to become president?GEJ cannot address an audience for atleast 30 mins without a written speech yet he claims to be learned.or maybe d school went through him and not vice versa.GMB can talk confidently in public for as long as forever.we need somebody who represents our interests.GMB does GEJ doesn't.GEJ is a disgrace to d south southerners. |
Re: Gbagauns: President Jonathan’s Grammatical Blunders During His Campaign Speeches by Nobody: 9:35pm On Jan 18, 2015 |
zleemshaddy:cognizant, you are right bro. well I see democracy as his problem. seizure of his PhD would be profitable. 1 Like |
Re: Gbagauns: President Jonathan’s Grammatical Blunders During His Campaign Speeches by joeyekembele: 9:42pm On Jan 18, 2015 |
Of the three sentences posted as grammatical errors committed by GEJ, the first two are far from being grammatical errors in English. English language as it were, is dynamic and mostly based on the speaker's usage hence the use of English by different English speaking country. We have the American English, Australian English, Scottish English, English English, etc.very of this is grammatically acceptable in the individual nation where it is registered. Nigerian English would not be out of place in this context. Though English language has a universal technical and grammatical acceptable standard, differing usage by different speakers cannot be thrown to the trash can. 1. The word 'tout' connotes someone who has no fixed means of livelihoods but depends on commission through carrying out some desired task for a principal, hence a motor park touts, airport touts etc. In Nigeria, touting is seen as a less honourable job done by less privileged and educationally disadvantaged individuals in the society. When a supposedly responsible personality behaves or disposes the character of the touts, it is grammatically correct to liken such a person to a tout hence a similitude. 2. Like I said earlier, English language is dynamic. The term 'senior citizen' depicts an elderly state man. That is the connotative meaning and it is universally acceptable in English as any listener understands it with ease. The dynamism in English allows a speaker to make a sentence taking into cognisance the part of speech expected to be present in a sentence.3. Like you explained, the sentence 'how much did Nwobodo stole' as allegedly spoken by the president, was grammatically incorrect. However, the local accent of the Nigerians affect our spoken English so much. He might have pronounced 'steal' in his Ijaw accent which would sound as 'stole' .Besides, the listener might have misconstrued him. Also, it might be a slip of the tongue which is inherent in every individual non native English speaker. Thank you. 1 Like |
Re: Gbagauns: President Jonathan’s Grammatical Blunders During His Campaign Speeches by Nobody: 9:43pm On Jan 18, 2015 |
And i spent my precious time to read dat trash... @op, no one is an island and perharps, english is not his primary language so u can stay there and laugh all day coz ur presido made some grammatical errors while he is over there making his own money..... Although i'm nt a PDP fan but the truth has to be said..... FeBUHARI all the way |
Re: Gbagauns: President Jonathan’s Grammatical Blunders During His Campaign Speeches by Badassniggga(m): 9:48pm On Jan 18, 2015 |
omajali2003:not that i give a s#it about the blunders but what caught my attention was the "how much did jim nwobodo stole"? how do you explain that?? I'm waiting sir... |
Re: Gbagauns: President Jonathan’s Grammatical Blunders During His Campaign Speeches by Nobody: 9:49pm On Jan 18, 2015 |
Juliaann:Hehe...whatever. February 14th can't come soon enough. We'll both watch Buhari triumph, albeit from afar. |
Re: Gbagauns: President Jonathan’s Grammatical Blunders During His Campaign Speeches by Nobody: 9:54pm On Jan 18, 2015 |
abdoolorunwa: ![]() |
Re: Gbagauns: President Jonathan’s Grammatical Blunders During His Campaign Speeches by SWG1: 10:04pm On Jan 18, 2015 |
Amya:I buy ur idea. No need of commenting on that long thesis cos uv hit the bulls eye |
Re: Gbagauns: President Jonathan’s Grammatical Blunders During His Campaign Speeches by berbs112(m): 10:05pm On Jan 18, 2015 |
Too long.... Can't go through it all... But its funny that Phd holder couldn't pick the right word to describe Baba... With or Without Certificate Change is inevitable... Buhari for President come FeBuhari 15... |
Re: Gbagauns: President Jonathan’s Grammatical Blunders During His Campaign Speeches by johnmikel(f): 10:08pm On Jan 18, 2015 |
the op is just a fool. how can he be making caricature of our dear president. zombie |
Re: Gbagauns: President Jonathan’s Grammatical Blunders During His Campaign Speeches by adedejisy: 10:13pm On Jan 18, 2015 |
Drinking alcohol is a sin...Its a sin commited to holy spirit in you...Lobatan |
Re: Gbagauns: President Jonathan’s Grammatical Blunders During His Campaign Speeches by kingjoo: 10:15pm On Jan 18, 2015 |
RicKyRichards: yes. we are all waiting for February. But i how you know you are only permitted to vote once. But the way you say it make me think you have the power of a million votes. As for the Op.please get something doing. it will help keep you busy. listening through a 25 minutes speech and search for an error shows how honored you are |
Re: Gbagauns: President Jonathan’s Grammatical Blunders During His Campaign Speeches by nagoma(m): 10:23pm On Jan 18, 2015 |
scribble: But GEJ claims to have PhD now |
Re: Gbagauns: President Jonathan’s Grammatical Blunders During His Campaign Speeches by anonimi: 10:24pm On Jan 18, 2015 |
scribble: Thanks for PROMTLY and quickly rebuffing the empty PROPAGANDA of the Association of Pretending Crooks, APC before it confuses the minds of our impressionable people further. Please keep it up. Kai Buhari!!! #Liberate-Lagos 1 Like 1 Share |
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