For those who have been mocking the educational system in Nigeria, know it that the Nigerian accent has been voted the 10th most sexiest in the whole world, beating even the American accent.
Nigerian English 10th Sexiest In The World
The way Nigerians speak English has been adjudged the 10th most sexiest in the world.
In the over 7,000 languages spoken the world over, the Nigerian accent was adjudged one of the best in a poll conducted by the CNN on Facebook with the respondents voting that Nigeria has one of the best accent in the world.
The Nigerian accent came behind the likes of British English, French, Spanish, British Oxford and some others.
This is how the CNN described the Nigerian accent:
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Dignified, with just a hint of willful naivete, the deep, rich "oh's" and "eh's" of Naija bend the English language without breaking it, arousing tremors in places other languages can't reach.
Who says Nigerians cannot speak English?
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