THE SOCIOLINGUISTICS IMPLICATIONS OF ABUSED ISLAMIC NAMES AMONG THE YORUBAS (1) by Raji Mubin Olatoye, modified by Flying Colours Crew Our names are precious…
AAYÁN ÒGBUFỌ̀: (YORUBA PROVERBS/IDIOMS AND THEIR ENGLISH EQUIVALENTS) – 1
AAYÁN ÒGBUFỌ̀: (YORUBA PROVERBS/IDIOMS AND THEIR ENGLISH EQUIVALENTS) – 1 by Hassan Abdulbaqi Often, a language user may be at crossroads when they want…
ACRONYM, ABBREVIATION, INITIALISM, BLENDING AND THE UNKNOWN: LEARN THE DIFFERENCES
ACRONYM, ABBREVIATION, INITIALISM, BLENDING AND THE UNKNOWN: LEARN THE DIFFERENCES By Hassan Abdulbaqi We are liable to interchange acronym, abbreviation and initialism if we…
‘To Barb’ Or ‘Cut Your Hair’?
‘To Barb’ Or ‘Cut Your Hair’? By Hassan Abdulbaqi One can simply cut his/her hair or have a haircut but one cannot barb his/her hair…
SPOONERISM: ‘ÀWỌN LOOK GOODING GUYS’
SPOONERISM: ‘ÀWỌN LOOK GOODING GUYS’ By Hassan Abdulbaqi The character must have not noticed. The director and the whole crew may have overlooked the…
‘CRAM’ AND ‘MEMORISE’: SYNONYMS OR DIFFERENT WORDS?
Synonyms are words that have similar or nearly similar meanings in the same language. ‘Nearly similar’ is part of the definition for findings have shown…
Adam Oshimomole’s Slip of Tongue: A Reflection of Two Yoruba Proverbs?
Like we mentioned in CONFESSION OR SLIPS OF TONGUE: ADAMS OSHIOMOLE ON OSUN STATE RERUN ELECTION, there are Yoruba proverbs like “Oun tí ń be…
CONFESSION OR SLIPS OF TONGUE: ADAMS OSHIOMOLE ON OSUN STATE RERUN ELECTION
Freud’s observed that “if a slip of tongue that turns what the speaker intended to say into its opposite is made by one of the…