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mukiha		#21 Posted : Wednesday, March 25, 2009 11:14:00 AM
Rank: Elder Joined: 6/27/2008 Posts: 4,114		Just for clarification: SEVERALLY means separately... as in the legal phrase 'jointly and severally' Nothing is real unless it can be named; nothing has value unless it can be sold; money is worthless unless you spend it.
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The Real Shaft		#22 Posted : Wednesday, March 25, 2009 11:19:00 AM
Rank: Veteran Joined: 11/19/2008 Posts: 839		mukiha..... 'wachana na kupigia mbuzi kenanda....' tasfiri hii...!!! I'm the real Massey F.....shut your mouth I'm the real Massey Fergu...... Shut your mouth....
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Njunge		#23 Posted : Wednesday, March 25, 2009 11:23:00 AM
Rank: Elder Joined: 2/7/2007 Posts: 11,935 Location: Nairobi		Cafe.......Kay-ff..hi ni nini...!!...urgggh.!!!.........why cave.???......It's Ka-phe for God's sake......It drives me mad especially if said by an informed lady..... Guka wa bijuti... Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
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Pierce		#24 Posted : Wednesday, March 25, 2009 11:28:00 AM
Rank: Veteran Joined: 3/16/2009 Posts: 1,464		Do you say 'a broken elbow' or 'an broken elbow'??
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anasazi		#25 Posted : Wednesday, March 25, 2009 11:28:00 AM
Rank: Veteran Joined: 6/8/2007 Posts: 675		Let Us Pray God - Tuombe Mungu Pronouncing Wednesday as Wenesday instead of Wensday A lot of stuffs - A lot of stuff Crips - Crisps Form is temporary, class is permanent
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Sasha		#26 Posted : Wednesday, March 25, 2009 11:30:00 AM
Rank: Veteran Joined: 9/5/2007 Posts: 627		Pronouncing the 's' in faiths and youths! Short period of time!!!? Immorality: The morality of those who are having a better time!
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The Real Shaft		#27 Posted : Wednesday, March 25, 2009 11:38:00 AM
Rank: Veteran Joined: 11/19/2008 Posts: 839		that reminds of a classmate..... a neighbour of the son of Nyandusi...... he could not pronounce Egypt to save his life...... EGPYT.... (pronounced as Eg-pit.....).... more a case of Englich teshers......as the rest... and by the way... it is not ITS but IT'S when truncating it is..... when speaking of... that belonging to it..... we write its..... not it's....... I'm the real Massey F.....shut your mouth I'm the real Massey Fergu...... Shut your mouth....
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Wendz		#28 Posted : Wednesday, March 25, 2009 11:41:00 AM
Rank: Elder Joined: 6/19/2008 Posts: 4,268		Greetings - 'How IS you?' instead of 'How ARE you?'....it drives me up the wall and back. the other one says 'The banker SEND you the cheque' instead of 'the banker SENT you the cheque'...... @Pier... a broken elbow.... just like 'a broken egg' Some deals are like glass. Sometimes it's better to leave them broken than try to hurt yourself putting it back together.
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Sasha		#29 Posted : Wednesday, March 25, 2009 11:43:00 AM
Rank: Veteran Joined: 9/5/2007 Posts: 627		People don't go to sleep! They go to bed! Plus I'm sure that anything Robert Nagila says is pretty much a grammatical error! Immorality: The morality of those who are having a better time!
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Djinn		#30 Posted : Wednesday, March 25, 2009 11:55:00 AM
Rank: Elder Joined: 11/13/2008 Posts: 1,565		@Sasha you have reminded me of another - when people say 'wake up' instead of 'get up'. Shite! that just rankles me. But i guess its rooted in some direct translation (Amka!) The problem with equality is that we desire that it be with those that have more than us rather that those that have less
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Ray		#31 Posted : Wednesday, March 25, 2009 11:59:00 AM
Rank: Member Joined: 1/9/2007 Posts: 219		Our Company is covered by PHOENIX Assurance. We have an Accountant who pronounces the word as Pho-e- nix instead of Phynix.
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Shak		#32 Posted : Wednesday, March 25, 2009 11:59:00 AM
Rank: Elder Joined: 2/22/2009 Posts: 2,449 Location: Africa		Looks like many of the murderers of the english language are from the slopes. Has anyone noticed how even the simplest person on the streets of kisumu speaks nearly perfect english?
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mukiha		#33 Posted : Wednesday, March 25, 2009 12:01:00 PM
Rank: Elder Joined: 6/27/2008 Posts: 4,114		Incidence instead of incidents...but the worst is incidences! Nothing is real unless it can be named; nothing has value unless it can be sold; money is worthless unless you spend it.
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mukiha		#34 Posted : Wednesday, March 25, 2009 12:03:00 PM
Rank: Elder Joined: 6/27/2008 Posts: 4,114		@shak; you mean as they eat the fiss from the lake? Nothing is real unless it can be named; nothing has value unless it can be sold; money is worthless unless you spend it.
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mukiha		#35 Posted : Wednesday, March 25, 2009 12:05:00 PM
Rank: Elder Joined: 6/27/2008 Posts: 4,114		@Djinn: I wake up at 5.45,the get up at 6.... Nothing is real unless it can be named; nothing has value unless it can be sold; money is worthless unless you spend it.
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The Real Shaft		#36 Posted : Wednesday, March 25, 2009 12:06:00 PM
Rank: Veteran Joined: 11/19/2008 Posts: 839		only in Kisumo... what is the plural of orange,orange,orange....??? the answer we get in class is .... orange,orange,orange,....... ssss,ssss,ssss..... the s's come at the end of the sentence..... near perfect..... matek...tek..... I'm the real Massey F.....shut your mouth I'm the real Massey Fergu...... Shut your mouth....
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Shak		#37 Posted : Wednesday, March 25, 2009 12:12:00 PM
Rank: Elder Joined: 2/22/2009 Posts: 2,449 Location: Africa		Hey! I didn't say all watu wa githumo speak perfect english. I was just comparing them with our people from the slopes. I've never heard an ordinary son or daughter of the slopes say something close to decent in english. Usually it's broken swa mixed with kuke.
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Magigi		#38 Posted : Wednesday, March 25, 2009 12:13:00 PM
Rank: Elder Joined: 3/31/2008 Posts: 7,081 Location: Kenya		...How do you do? answer: I am doing fine....
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mukiha		#39 Posted : Wednesday, March 25, 2009 12:15:00 PM
Rank: Elder Joined: 6/27/2008 Posts: 4,114		Philip Ochieng should read this thread. There is enough material for one month in his Saturday column Nothing is real unless it can be named; nothing has value unless it can be sold; money is worthless unless you spend it.
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karis		#40 Posted : Wednesday, March 25, 2009 12:17:00 PM
Rank: Member Joined: 9/14/2006 Posts: 10		There is no any other ....... 'She seems contented' - WTF!! It should be 'She seems content' I borrowed a lift..!!! 'Kenya regained it's glory' - This is a very common mistake! The apostrophe in this case is used as an abbreviation,not denoting ownership. It should be 'Kenya regained its glory'
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