"Kneels" is Not a Body Part



Look, I have had enough! Ahn ahn! Ki lo de?! Na by force to speak English ni?  I have quietly listened in horror, hoping against hope that my ears were deceiving me, but it is indeed true:  Too many Nigerians are mis-pronouncing the name of a body part.  It does not help that the said body part has been incorporated into many songs, most notably that children's song: Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes (Knees and Toes).

Big Grammar and the Mis-Educated Nigerian | Featured Artiste: Olufunmi

When people do comedy skits of educated people in Nigeria, especially if the subject of the joke is a lawyer (or aspiring lawyer), the comedians usually feature the said subject mis-using big words.  Unfortunately, this is not limited to skits;  it plays out very often in real life.  During my short stint at UNILAG, it irritated me to no end to see my fellow classmates on the "wig-and-gown" track using big big grammar to make points they could make just as easily with simple words.  But, are they to blame? 


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