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Re. Ghanaians' absurd infatuation with spoken English

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  • OWUSU BEMPAH'S HORN IS A CURSE FOR GH 7 years ago

    youtube.com/watch?v=lv8iC6b4RwY

  • OWUSU BEMPAH'S HORN IS A CURSE FOR GH 7 years ago

    This video says it all.

    youtube.com/watch?v=lv8iC6b4RwY

  • Dr. Otto 7 years ago

    This Ewe son of a thief and a criminal, C.Y. Andy Kwawukume, who hails from the Kwawukume notorious familly in the Volta region, a Trokosi family is one of the most Akan and NPP haters on this platform.

    He has forgotten th ...
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  • IDRIS PACAS 7 years ago

    I am a non-Akan but have no problem with the adoption of Twi as one of the national languuages. English people do not form the majority of the world population, yet we use English worldwide.

    My worry is our failure to dev ...
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  • bo 7 years ago

    yes it is true but you have to know English also contain 45 percent French Spanish contain 30 percent Arabic but as Spanish and English they Anglican it look at word as nana the british turn it to be nanny that is where the w ...
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  • Martin 7 years ago

    It is a shame that you have resorted to insulting Kwawukume because you have no intelligent response to what he posted here. It will counterproductive if the country should lower the bar so low as to adopt twi as a national l ...
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  • K. Anderson 7 years ago

    You so-called 'Dr. Otto', you've managed to demonstrate only one thing about yourself: you're unintelligent! It's you and your ilk who will not address the issue at hand but will only insult, and insult and insult. What have ...
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  • AKRANTIE-BINI EATER 7 years ago

    Dr Otto, I am impressed-where did you learn how to write this kind of SHIT?
    Ah, now I know, you eat RAT SHIT. Your head is full of SHIT. Get the FUCK OUTTA here you RAT SHIT EATER.!!!

  • Kweku 7 years ago

    Andy, your argument is solid, no matter how many come here to insult you for it.

    I pick out this statement from your piece:

    "English is therefore a measure of how well a person is educated in Ghana."

    This is the unf ...
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  • francis kwarteng 7 years ago

    I couldn't agree with you more.

    Solid summary of Andy's core points.

    Thanks.

  • Kojo Tamakloe 7 years ago

    It's sad that this stupid bloody fool, Francis Kwarteng will have nothing sensible as comment than to support his Ewe master Andy-K, and say I agree with you more.

  • AKRANTIE BINI EATER 7 years ago

    You are NOT a Tamakloe. You are NOT even an Ewe. Get the FUCK OUTTA here you RAT SHIT EATER.

  • YAW 7 years ago

    Absolutely right mate! countries such as Mexico,Brazil,Colombia,Ecuador and etc have multitude of languages yet the chose the one that binds them together Spanish or Portuguese.They know what Hernando Cortez did to the Aztec ...
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  • AUTHENTIC C.Y. ANDY-K 7 years ago

    Great insights indeed! These should lead us to a sensible language policy to address the quandary out there. Prof. Prah's cross-border recommendations are one of the best I have read.

    We can also take a cue from Sa Leonean ...
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  • Dickson 7 years ago

    Let this son of a bitch, Andy Kwawukume go and burn the Volta River, he will still remain a Trokosi Togolese Ewe. The raining season is gone, the time that your late father stole cars from TEMA habour to enriched himself befo ...
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  • AKRANTIE BINI EATER 7 years ago

    Stop eating RAT SHIT and coming here to talk SHIT. Get the FUCK OUTTA HERE, you RAT SHIT EATER.

  • Benson 7 years ago

    Don't mind that stupid notorious Trokosi Ewe Andy-K

  • GENIUINE GHANAIAN 7 years ago

    I have heard all the positives of local language TWI being a national language.
    MY Question, if we have to USE a Black man language in Ghana, will you accept instead of TWI to Use EWE or HAUSA?
    Reason- Ewe has a better cov ...
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  • ASANTE IMPERIALISTS 7 years ago

    Hahahah, see if Asantes will answer this question.
    If they ANSWER yes, it means they are serious. Anything else means the REAL AGENDER is Asante IMPERIALISM and TRIBALISM and nothing else.

  • francis kwarteng 7 years ago

    Thanks Nyebro Yao for another insightful piece.

    I did enjoy the piece greatly.

    Well anyone who comes here appearing to be the columnist is a moniker thief.

    I hope all take note.

    Thanks.

  • AUTHENTIC C.Y. ANDY-K 7 years ago

    Nyebro Yaw,

    I am heartened by the many positive responses. As for the bozos, their insults simply act as boost to encourage me to do better. In fact, deal with whatever is their angst.

    Andy-K

  • francis kwarteng 7 years ago

    Of course the article deserve all the positive comments it has generated.

    It is well written, thoughtful, educative,and insightful.

    Such good articles appear on this site once a while.

    Well the historical parts got ...
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  • ADJOA WANGARA 7 years ago

    I can't stop laughing from Kwarteng's silly English.
    ...And I quote. " A very powerful essay, I might add." (What! ...A powerful essay, I MIGHT ADD ???) STUPID IDIOT!!!

    ...unquote, OMG! I have said very often that ...
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  • Nii Teiko 7 years ago

    This is just common sense; equating ones level of understanding English to literacy is the most stupid argument that I have ever heard. In the first place, I would say you are a total liability and a big embarrassment to you ...
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  • 1LOAF 7 years ago

    Nii Teiko, you have just confirmed you are a lettered illiterate and your 'letters' are grammatically challenged. Yes an Akan speaker will prefer to pronounce "three", telee. Ask prince Asare.

  • Julius 7 years ago

    LOLs I must confess how thoroughly I enjoyed this piece and the interesting twists, angles and opinions being expressed. However whether it's Adofo or Andy-K's side of the argument or not,the value is the same.they and the re ...
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  • Atta 7 years ago

    What an insightful piece, Andy-k. This piece must be rendered in a video. This is a policy document to educate those fools. Have you sent this to Daily Graphic and other news outlets?

  • YAW 7 years ago

    I wonder whether Adofo Rockson can identify the 2 languages listed below?

    1: Ceist a' Cheannadaich mu bhòt a' Choimisein.
    2:May i gadarnhau Bargen Ddinesig Abertawe.

    The first is Scottish Gaelic and the Second is Wels ...
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  • KONKONSA 7 years ago

    Great comment.

  • francis kwarteng 7 years ago

    Bravo.

    Well said Namesake.

  • AUTHENTIC C.Y. ANDY-K 7 years ago

    Yaw, the naked truth is that many of us will get the walking stick, 9, if O'Level paper in our mother tongues is put before us. So, adopting even our own mother tongues as official languages to do official business in will me ...
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  • Gloria 7 years ago

    Andy Kwawukume, are you sure everything is ok with you? You seems to be a big time disgrace to Ewes with your tribal stupidity.
    grow and get a live. I quess you have no family ...I mean a wife and kids!

  • JOKER 7 years ago

    Yes, Andy says he does not want to speak "TWE" language. Oh, did I say "TWE" again? I meant "TWI" hahahahaha : )

  • Koku Anloga 7 years ago

    My brother Andy-K, stop defaming, disgracing and disgusting Ewes. You have no point going gaga and agog with that useless tribal article.

  • F9 7 years ago

    Nicely said

  • Saythetruthalways 7 years ago

    Splendid piece.
    I'm an akan, I'm only recognised as an akan, when the "TWI PEOPLE" needs numbers to make a point.
    Thev,Twi people, think of themselves being superior than other tribes, including akans who don't speak Twi. ...
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  • YAW 7 years ago

    Strictly speaking all the Akan languages are classified as Twi. Asante Twi is just one of them.Trouble is, they have hi-jacked the word "Twi".

  • Ras 7 years ago

    Qow
    What's a messy country.
    Do we have psychologists, analysts, criminologists in Ghana. I am not one of them but I can clearly state that the country is heading to a doom state.

  • Prof Lungu 7 years ago

    Good commentary, reflective, grounded in theory, with history as backup.

    Yes, an affirmative Ghanaian language policy will go a long way to helping resolve many important issues, including ability of school children and yo ...
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  • Nana Esi, 7 years ago

    Am Sry is way below standard. I watched and listened to the video and l don't think a grade four pupil of Morning Star will even read like this. Ama Sey can only be an Assembly woman. I think Parliament is not for Hairdresser ...
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  • Nana Esi, 7 years ago

    Sorry Ama Sey

  • NANA BONSU 7 years ago

    My take is that Twi should not be imposed on the Nation. It will cause a huge disruption despite majority of Ghanaians demonstrating the capacity to speak Twi. Private Broadcasters have the right to broadcast in any language ...
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  • TRUE EWE 7 years ago

    Thanks. You are certainly right with your observation. Impose Twi on Ghanaians and there will be trouble.

    If the shoe were on the other foot, (Imposing Ewe on all Ghanaians) the same proponents for Twi with "African Perso ...
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  • boldman 7 years ago

    which language is general in Ghana
    can somebody tell me

  • Simon 7 years ago

    Is it about the popularity of a language? Can you read the arguments put across by the author?

  • Mr Bond 7 years ago

    Folks,after I finish reading this article,I broke in uncontrollable laughter meaning continuous laughter.Folks it is very funny to hear an ignorant calling his fellow person ignorant.Folks this writer said Greek is made of ma ...
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  • Simon 7 years ago

    why not issue a rejoinder if you have an opposing view to all that the writer has said than parading your stupidity here? Twi my ass!

  • Mr Bond 7 years ago

    Frankly speaking the writer lied about the Greek and am not interested in writing rejoinder because the writer mislead the general public with his misinformation to draw attention to myself,hell no.l appreciated your rejoinde ...
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  • francis kwarteng 7 years ago

    Go and read late Martin Bernal's three-volume book "Black Athena" and you will find out that about 50 percent (according to some estimates) of the Greek language is not Greek.

    That 50 percentage came from non-Greek sources ...
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  • Mr Bond 7 years ago

    Francis Kwarteng if you telling me that English is made up of 90% foreign languages then I will believe you but I will not believe that Greek is made up of foreign language.remember that the Greeks were the third world empire ...
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  • francis kwarteng 7 years ago

    No one is deceiving me.

    This is one area I have studied almost my entire life.

    Go and read just the three or so names I gave you and come back again!

    Thanks.

  • ADJOA WANGARA 7 years ago

    What a silly English written by the notorious English butcher Francis Kwarteng.
    ..."and come back again"!!! ...haa! come back again???
    Is Kwarteng not a disgrace to mankind?
    I ask myself how such an idiot could ...
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  • AUTHENTIC C.Y. ANDY-K 7 years ago

    Nyebro Yaw,

    Thanks for your comments. I saw his earlier but got very busy at work.

    In the first place, his objection to what I wrote was his apparent misunderstanding of the figure of speech "...it is Greek to them". Fr ...
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  • Jerome 7 years ago

    I wonder why this Andy guy brags too much like that. He knows better and knows it all. He will not accept anybody's. Is it may be an inferiority complex, somehow?

  • KWAPPS 7 years ago

    In one part of your writeup you state clearly: "...And some want interpreters to be employed for her, thus adding to the bloated cost of running Parliament". This I assume you are in agreement with. But then elsewhere you neg ...
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  • francis kwarteng 7 years ago

    Ga, Ewe...should all be taught to students.

  • ADJOA WANGARA 7 years ago

    I can't understand why this bogus Francis Kwarteng's English is just too bad like that.

    What is this stupid English grammatical..."Ga, Ewe...should all be taught to students."
    Kwarteng are you mad! OMG!...Where did ...
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  • GENIUNE GHANAIAN 7 years ago

    Have you seen my comments? If Ewe were being imposed on Ghanaians in this fashion, the same Twi proponents will be up in arms, singing war songs and dirges and beating war drums.

    The Question you should be asking is WHAT I ...
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  • AUTHENTIC C.Y. ANDY-K 7 years ago

    No, the word "bloated" indicated that I disagreed with adding the cost of interpreters the cost of running Parliament. I simply repeated what some said to aid MPs who can't speak English.

    C'mmon, what's that silly question ...
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  • Kweku 7 years ago

    No, Twi should not be anything official - second, third or what. It's good if more and more people speak Twi but that doesn't mean it should be made official. Twi is already taught in schools where Twi is the main language. N ...
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  • Kwesi Sakyi 7 years ago

    C.Y. and ANDY-K, when you write, please don't insult people as you hold yourself to be a cut above many yet you descend to their level. I know you have strong EWE sentiments but the beauty is that Ghana is far bigger than any ...
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  • Kokroko 7 years ago

    Insults are not good but Adofo is a real tribal bigot.

    Most Asantes are not bigots but Adofo is.

    Kwesi, nobody has ever accused you of being a bigot because you're not. Your utterances cannot be described as coming fr ...
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  • ASANTE IMPERIALIST 7 years ago

    Why don't I see you here preaching in similar fashion to Afdofo Rockson, or Okoampa?
    You only preach when you feel Asantes are being insulted?

  • GENIUNE GHANAIAN 7 years ago

    Will Asantes accept Ewe as a National language instead of Twi? What about Hausa?
    Ewe or Hausa both have better footprint in West Africa. Twi is dead once you leave the Ghanaian shores. Will THEY ACCEPT EWE instead? It is s ...
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  • bobo 7 years ago

    who told you ewe have footprint in west Africa only three countries speak it benin togo and Ghana and ewe in Ghana has the most population and ewes don't feel proud to speak their own language they don't teach it to their kid ...
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  • JOKER 7 years ago

    And how many countries speak "Twe' or sorry, i mean 'Twi"?

  • AUTHENTIC C.Y. ANDY-K 7 years ago

    Kwesi,

    First, when did I ever say that I am incapable of descending into the mud-pit to cast some mud at the swines therein? I too love a mud bath occasionally. It is therapeutic. Try it!:-)

    Secondly, did you read what ...
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  • Dr. Otto 7 years ago

    Andy Kwawukume, grow and stop your stupid primitive and idiotic Ewe tribal sentimentalities.

  • Kumah Yaotse 7 years ago

    Thank you, Andy, for your beautiful, well-thought of and highly educational rejoinder. Let me point out up front that I am one of those who will do everything in my own small way to vehemently resist the strenuous efforts som ...
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  • boba 7 years ago

    akans make up 50 percent of the population and nzema are akans no but or if ashanti region 80% brong 60% volta 20% accra 40% western 80% central 85% northern region 8% so tell how an akans make up 47% you saw it in the electi ...
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  • JJ 7 years ago

    Akans were 44%. Then they bloated it to 47%. Now it is 59%?What about 85 %?

  • F9 7 years ago

    Well said!

    I'm glad that Rockson guy wrote what he wrote though. He succeeded in reducing the number of twi speakers - me. Now we can all play the "I don't understand game" :)

  • bob 7 years ago

    who cares is not that we akans care we make 50percent of the population it is not like we want to hang with you people any way so it will not hurt us one bit we will keep on speaking it.

  • AA 7 years ago

    By the way Twi is not a language, it's a dialect because it associated with a group of people in a country. A language is official and associated with the entire country and its recognized as such by whole world. for example ...
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  • BBC NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 7 years ago

    We have had enough of this nonsense about adopting Twi as the official, national language in Ghana. It is ill-informed. We need an African language policy as one Prof. Prah suggested decades back but the discussion of that is ...
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  • JOKER 7 years ago

    Ewe is spoken in 4 countries including parts.of Nigeria and Benin. How many countries speak "Twe" oh i am sorry. I keep forgetting. How many countries speak this "Twi" or. "Twe" or whatever?

  • FOYOOSIS 7 years ago

    Some of them at the work place are boosting and telling white colleagues they attended University in Ghana but this same people find it difficult to engage colleagues in common/simple English, neither can they read sentences ...
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