Re: Nigerianisms, Americanisms, Briticisms and communication breakdown
I have continued to receive a profusion of thoughtful responses from both the online and print readers of this column. This week, I am publi...
Nigerian Editors Killing Macebuh Twice with Bad Grammar
By Farooq A. Kperogi Twitter: @farooqkperogi I’m still inconsolably crestfallen over the distressing death of the late Dr. Stanley Mace...
Blue-Eyed, Blond-Haired, White American Women Terrorists!
By Farooq A. Kperogi The American news media has been obsessing over the arrest of two blue-eyed, blond-haired, pale-skinned, suburban white...
Conspiracy Theories, Women’s Rights and Nigerian Child Geniuses
By Farooq A. Kperogi What a weird title for this week’s column! What have conspiracy theories got to do with women’s rights and Nigerian chi...
Top 10 Irritating Errors in American English
By Farooq A. Kperogi Last Thursday (March 4) was the National Grammar Day in America. Started in 2004 and celebrated every March 4, the ...
A Blue-Eyed, Blond-Haired, Pale-Skinned White American Woman Terrorist!
The Associated Press just published a truly intriguing story today: Someone from an "unlikely" demographic category-- a blue-eyed,...
The Human Tendency for Selective Outrage (II)
By Farooq A. Kperogi Former Republican Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin took phony umbrage at a statement credited to White House Chief...
Nigerianisms, Americanisms, Briticisms, and Communication Breakdown
By Farooq A. Kperogi I have a finicky linguistic activist friend who perpetually insists that there is no such thing as Nigerian English....
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