USA Africa Dialogue Series - Re: A Voyage to English II

Some of the English teachers/ teachers of English still beleive that " laughter is the best medicine". SO here's some more "  humorous stimulation"  which turned up in one of my apps :

When I was in class 7 , I used to ask a lot of questions. .....!

One day, I asked my English Teacher, "Why do we ignore some letters in pronunciation e.g. the letter H .......in Hour, Honour. .....etc. ......??????

My English Teacher said, " We are not ignoring them; they're considered silent ".......

(I was even more confused .....?????)

During the lunch break, my Teacher gave me her lunchpack and asked me to heat it in the Cafeteria.

I ate all the food and returned the empty container to her. ....!!!!!!!

My English Teacher : "What happened? I told you to go and HEAT my food, you are returning me an empty container !"

I replied, "Madam, I thought 'H' was silent..."

Dedicated to all English Teachers.

On Wednesday, 4 July 2018 15:55:39 UTC+2, Obododimma wrote:

"Now, what does it suggest to be caned in class because of English?
What is the power of linguistic imperialism in the briefcase of a
post-colonial enforcer of foreignness? To be caned because of a
language not yours may seem to be a militaristic way making the colony
utter what it does not mean, hoping that coercion is better than
persuasion in the knowledge business."

Read the full essay by clicking on this link:
http://x-pensiverrors.blogspot.com/2018/07/a-voyage-to-english-ii-bright-chimezies.html

-- Obododimma.

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