Q and A on the Semantics of “Vice President as Coordinator” and “Chook” Farooq A. Kperogi Sunday, May 14, 2017 Vice President Yemi Osinbajo By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. Twitter: @farooqkperogi In this week’s Q and A, I am only able to feature two questions: the meaning of ...
English in Nigeria: India Not an Exemplary Model Farooq A. Kperogi Sunday, April 23, 2017 Politics of Grammar By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. Twitter: farooqkperogi Although I am a strong advocate for native languages, there are two major reasons...
10 Mind-blowing Facts about English that May Shock You Farooq A. Kperogi Sunday, October 11, 2015 Politics of Grammar By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. Twitter: @farooqkperogi Everyone knows English is an eccentric language with unpredictable rules and cur...
How English is Changing Languages in the World Farooq A. Kperogi Sunday, August 16, 2015 Politics of Grammar For several years, English has been known as the language that borrows from almost every language. It borrows vocabulary, lexis, structure...
Q and A on English Plurals, Word Usage, and Expressions Farooq A. Kperogi Sunday, January 19, 2014 Sunday Trust By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. Is it “staff members” or “staffs”? Should you say “the media is biased” or the “media are biased?” Why is...
Useless Repetitions You Should Avoid in English (IV) Farooq A. Kperogi Sunday, January 05, 2014 Tautology By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. Read the Part I here Read the Part II here Read Part III here 93. (Private) industry. In...