Popular everyday English expressions we inherited from Shakespeare (I)
Every April and May, people around the English-speaking world celebrate William Shakespeare, reputed to be “the greatest writer in the English l
Politics of Grammar
Politics of Grammar
“Ghost Workers,” “Dowry,” “Johnny Just Come”: Q and A on Nigerian English Usage
Question: Is the term “ghost worker(s)” exclusive to Nigerian English? When I searched the term on Google, I found that only Nigerian webs
“Vernacular Speaking” Actually Improves English Proficiency
The conventional wisdom in Nigerian education circles is that speaking native Nigerian languages (in school and at home) impedes children’s capa
“Premium Motor Spirit otherwise known as petrol” and other petrol-inspired grammatical boo-boos
The excruciatingly severe petrol shortage being experienced in Nigeria is also bringing to the surface several usage peculiarities in Nigerian media E
Nigerian languages are more closely related than you think
A few hundred years ago, Yoruba, Igbo, Idoma, Igala, Itsekiri, Ebira, and many languages in southern and central Nigeria were one language. Fulfulde,