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Purple Ogbanje ತ's avatar

This was so delicious to read man😭🤤I'm proud of you so much😭

M. Thompson's avatar

This piece is beautifully written and comprehensively dissects the meaning of Nigerian English which, prior to reading this, I'd not fully acknowledged. Bravo!

Ochia Chidinma's avatar

Believe me, I laughed hard as I read through this well crafted piece, Sir.

Honestly, I'm guilty of some of the aforementioned offences but I refuse to be convicted.😌😹

Abasi-maenyin's avatar

I am guilty of all, so ojoro cancel ojoro. I'm glad you found it humorous too!

Abasi-maenyin's avatar

I’m happy to see you caught my drift. 😌 I’m glad you also enjoyed the piece. In time, these discrepancies will no longer plague our art forms.

And may the defiance of Dante come upon us, and may that revolution be in our generation.

Abasi-maenyin's avatar

I enjoyed writing it, too!!!

Thank you so much

Abasi-maenyin's avatar

Thank you. And ’m glad you’ve left with a new outlook on something that already exists out there.

Eve Essien's avatar

First of all, I love your sense of humor, with how you constantly use "be rest assured" in complete defiance of the rules that be. This was a truly beautiful read. ❤️

There's honestly a lot to say about the adaptation of the various Nigerian languages into the different art forms. In time, I believe a linguistic revolution, similar to the turn made by Dante Alighieri when he moved from Latin to the "vulgar" Italian, will occur here as well.