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Commercial english language comedy development in Ghana

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  • Ghanaman 10 years ago

    Now you see the result? The Nigerians don't have that problem, pidgin English has taken care of the tribal language supidity that some in Ghana boast of it.

  • ELINAM 10 years ago

    Simple because some one lied to Ghanaians that they are a model colony for the stupid British, few half-baked educated Ghanaians who wanted to be British so bad frowned on the kroo/pidgin English.Beside that these few guys la ...
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  • KOFI OF AFRICA 10 years ago

    ELINAM,

    You are right. The lack of reading is central to the development of languages in Ghana.

    Local languages are necessary for increase communication towards national development and modernisation.

    Regards.

  • GHFUO, be serious & change ur MENtali 10 years ago

    GHWEB, WHY DO U ENDORSE THRASH LIKE THIS HUH?

  • KOFI OF AFRICA 10 years ago

    GHFUO, be serious &,

    Presumably because 'GHWEB' is also too democratic and inclusive in indulging trash like you?

    Maybe you should lead your contradictory, hypocritical campaign of backward 'MENtali' - as you show being ...
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  • Akadu Mensema 10 years ago

    "Thus, Ghana needs to also evolve an ethnic or even filmic-based use of Pidgin English to communicate with Anglophones worldwide. The local language sector in Kumasi (with Kyeiwaa, Agja Koo, Linwin, Nana Ama McBrown, etc) nee ...
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  • CITIZEN ONE 10 years ago

    It is extremely embarrassing to see these guys and dolls attempt comedy in Twi. I don't understand most of you, but comedy has style, has intelligence in it. It indulges ones ability to view life in its entirety...through pol ...
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  • Akadu Mensema 10 years ago

    You get my drift: don't listen to the Twi-speaking comedians!

  • KOFI OF AFRICA 10 years ago

    Akadu Mensema,

    Sorry I don't get your drift. I love both local and English language comedy.

  • KOFI OF AFRICA 10 years ago

    CITIZEN ONE,

    I am not saying we should only speak Creole English. I am saying we should think and correct a serious problem in the way we communicate comedy to an international audience.

    I have noted Nigerian Pidgin En ...
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  • Kweku Donsuro 10 years ago

    You forgot Bob Cole and OD.

  • KOFI OF AFRICA 10 years ago

    Kweku,

    You know kweku, I was thinking just that today, that I left out Bob Cole, OD and other pathfinders of Ghana comedy.

  • Kweku Donsuro 10 years ago

    We do not have to parrot the western comedians because what makes whites laugh do not tickle us a wee bit. The whites have wry and dry humour so we should not copy them in any way. Let us be ourselves and give our comedy in p ...
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  • CITIZEN ONE 10 years ago

    Indeed Ghana had some quality Actors and Musicians, because we did acculturate our local languages with English and it made us stand out in Africa and the World. Even our great and formidable High Life Music was so beautiful, ...
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  • KOFI OF AFRICA 10 years ago

    CITIZEN ONE,

    I will not contribute to national discourse on anything along ethnic lines the way you write here.

    Yes you have a point, I am Fantse speaking (an Akan). But I also do not like the chauvinism of some Akan sp ...
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  • KOFI OF AFRICA 10 years ago

    Kweku Donsuro,

    Excellently put!