Nigeria At 63 – First things first, I wish the readership in Nigeria a Happy Independence Day. I hope no one said “Happy Independent” or “Happy...
Stative Verbs In English – Many Nigerians are familiar with the definition of a verb as “an action word or a doing word”. This correct but...
A memorandum, often shortened as a memo, is used for official communication usually within an organisation. “Memo” or “memorandum” is a singular noun, whereas the plural...
In my column of September 23 2022, I discussed in some detail (not, in some details) the functions of the commonly used punctuation. Bear in mind...
Communicative competence in a language demands more than the knowledge of how words are put together to form sentences. Language is both delicate and sensitive, and...
Grammaticality Versus Acceptability– A good way to begin this piece is to move from what grammar is not to what grammar is; and then to tie...
Nigeria boasts over 500 indigenous languages, and one wonders if this gigantic linguistic heterogeneity is a blessing or a curse to the country. Put straightforwardly, multilingualism...
What Do We Right When We Write? – Literacy is one of the best gifts to the human race and, expectedly, it must serve crucial functions....
I discussed focus as an instrument of prominence in my last column. Another way to spice up a speech or writing is through the deployment of...
Achieving Prominence In Spoken Communication – Beyond the mastery of grammar and possession of a wide vocabulary, language use, especially spoken language, can be characterised by...
