Evolution of “Sir” in Nigerian English Usage
By Farooq Kperogi My good friend Professor Moses Ochonu casually wrote a lighthearted Facebook update a few days ago about a former Nigerian...
Showing posts with label American English. Show all posts
Showing posts with label American English. Show all posts
Nigerian and American English Clash in Fake Pro-Buhari Trump Quotes
By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. Twitter: @farooqkperogi I have stated several times that one of the goals of this column is to equip my r...
Boss Mustapha and Silly, Ungrammatical Titular Vanity among Nigerian Politicians
By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. Twitter: @farooqkperog i New Secretary to the Government of the Federation Boss Mustapha struck at the c...
American Influences in Nigerian English
By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. Twitter: @farooqkperogi The trouble with labeling anything American English these days is that American ...
Q and A on American English, Nigerian English, and Kenyan English
By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. Twitter: @farooqkperogi Question: When I watch American soaps, they seem to care less about tenses. Or...
Q and A on Idioms, Nigerian English, American English, and British English
By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. Twitter: @farooqkperogi Question: Someone whose grasp of the English language I respect told me it’...
“Face the Full Wrath of the Law”: Q and A on Nigerian, American and British Engl...
By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. Twitter: @farooqkperogi Question: In Nigeria, it is common for government officials and security perso...
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