Politics of Grammar

“Fatally wounded,” “declared wanted”: Nigerian Military’s fatally wounded grammar

Aisha Buhari, grammar error types, and response to critics

Zuckerberg, Facebook and why Hausa is a “unique” language

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg sparked a raucous socio-linguistic debate in Nigeria after he disclosed in Lagos that Facebook’s platform now supports the Hausa language. But…

8 years ago
Aisha Buhari, grammar error types, and response to critics
8 years ago
Aisha Buhari’s embarrassing grammatical infelicities at USIP
8 years ago
Young Senegalese turn to English
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“All Protocols Observed,” “Decamping,” Cross-carpeting”: Nigerian English Q and A
8 years ago
The origins of these common English words will surprise you

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July 3, 2016

Surprising link between Grammar, Magic and Nigerian English

June 26, 2016

“Face the full wrath of the law”: Q and A on Nigerian, American and British English

June 19, 2016

Is social media killing the Full Stop?

June 5, 2016

“Medicated Glasses,” “Food is Sweet,” “I Want to Ease Myself”: Q and A on Nigerian English Expressions

May 29, 2016

The logic behind Donald Trump’s simplistic english