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CHELSEA WORLD CHAMPIONS!!!!!

[Sheni Coker @sheni_coker]

Yes, the government is useless, but those of you throwing plastics and trash out of your car windows are part of the problem too

[Nans @nansbello]

Defense minister is saying only God can end insecurity.

[Esther Umoh @EstherUmoh10]

Husband has gone off grid. Wife is telling you to start akara business, son is sharing rice.

[Justin Bellman @YourAvgBellman]

WB rightfully looking at CBM fans like "damn we thought you all could handle a WOMAN in a MOVIE. what the hell's wrong with you"

[👑S.A.L.A.K.O🕊 @UnkleAyo]

Have you people seen this?

Students who went to take their NECO exams got abducted from the exam hall?

This happened in Borno and I hope it gets the same media outrage as Oyo's.

This is unfortunate.

[Daniel ( -🇵🇹 ) @General_D__]

All this for bran to be king

[karm is mourning @karmaenyra]

I’m crying at work btw

[augusto @augustoofwar]

e se a gente fingisse que house of the dragon acabou ontem e poupasse todo o sofrimento que virá a seguir?

[CHUKS 🍥 @ChuksEricE]

"I laughed over the Ycee 'Olodo Uprising' topic, not because I found it funny, but because he was identifying something in his time. However, he was seeing the latter stage of something that started in my own generation when I was probably his age.

I spoke about weaponized ignorance for the first time in 1994 when I wrote a piece on it. He is identifying the same phenomenon. The 'Olodo Uprising' was fathered by weaponized ignorance."

— Dele Farotimi

[CEDRIC @M00NC4KE_]

it was great watching this amazing show
not sure why they made only 2 episodes for this season but i’m glad it ended with rhaenyra finally claiming the throne like her father wanted 🙏🏾

[Pop Base @PopBase]

Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen has officially ascended the Iron Throne as a claimant of the ruler of the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros.

[Westeros Central @WesterosCentral]

Daemon Targaryen put on an absolute SHOW in the takeover of King’s Landing 😳😳😳

[BK @TBKReturns]

I don’t think people realize that if the DCU fails…..that’s it.

Nothing but solo Batman movies until the end of time.

[bandito💜 | comfort food @ogheneyxle]

bigotry is olodo core btw. in case you missed it

[Bami- @Bamixoxo_]

First thing we need to understand with figures of speech is that context matters a lot.
Let me explain.

This will be quite lengthy, so skip it if you have a short attention span.

Euphemism: A polite substitution used to soften meaning. It is the use of a mild, polite, or indirect expression instead of one that may sound harsh, unpleasant, or offensive.

Examples:
She passed away instead of She died.
They let him go instead of They fired him.

The purpose of a euphemism is to avoid causing discomfort or offense through one’s choice of words.

Dysphemism: A harsh substitution used to intensify meaning or express disapproval. It uses a harsh, blunt, or offensive expression instead of a neutral or polite one. (Opposite of Euphemism)

Examples:
He croaked instead of He died.
Calling a house a “shack” or an old car a “heap of junk.”

These two figures of speech are not the focus because he used Peller as an example to illustrate the decline of education and the glorification of mediocrity. The best expressions to examine here are synecdoche and metonymy, which are often confused with each other.

Moving on.

Synecdoche is a figure of speech in which a part of something represents the whole, or the whole represents a part.

It is a special type of substitution. (Hold on don’t draw your conclusions yet.)

Examples (Part for the Whole):
All hands on deck. (Hands = sailors or crew members.)
There are many mouths to feed. (Mouths = people.)

Whole for Part:
Nigeria won three gold medals. (Nigeria = the Nigerian athletes.)
The school celebrated its success. (The school = the students and staff.)

Now for metonymy. It is a figure of speech in which you refer to something by the name of something else that is closely associated with it, rather than by its own name. Get it?

For example:
The White House announced a new policy.(The White House refers to the U.S. President or administration, not the building itself.)
The Crown will address the nation. (The Crown refers to the monarch.)

People confuse synecdoche and metonymy because they both involve substitution, but they work differently.

I’ve been seeing tweets saying it’s synecdoche and I don’t think some people understand the subtle difference. That’s where I come in.

The best way to understand them is this:

Synecdoche = inclusion (part–whole relationship).

Examples:
Hands = workers
Wheels = car
Heads = cattle or people

Metonymy = association (relationship by connection).

Examples:
Aso Rock = the Nigerian government
The Crown = the monarch
Nollywood = the Nigerian film industry

Synecdoche specifically depends on a part–whole relationship, whereas metonymy depends on any close association.

What do I mean?

Peller is known to be uneducated, so when ycee says “Peller culture,”

he is not saying Peller is literally a part of illiteracy as a whole. Instead, Peller has become associated with illiteracy because of his reputation as a known olodo.

That is metonymy.

It can only be synecdoche if Peller is presented as one member of a larger class, and the intention is for that member to stand for the entire class.

For example:

If he had said “Peller is the face of olodo culture in this country.”

Here, Peller is one individual standing for the larger group of illiterate people. Remember: part–whole representation.

So, in conclusion, “Peller culture” is best analyzed as metonymy because:

Peller’s name is being used because of its perceived association with the idea of illiteracy/glorification of mediocrity.

The name “Peller” becomes shorthand for the olodo uprising that ycee was criticizing.

He was not attacking Peller personally. Instead, he used Peller’s public image as a symbolic reference to a wider social issue. That is a metonymic use of the name.

You’re welcome.

An interesting point is that synecdoche is often treated as a subtype of metonymy because it is simply a more specific form of associative substitution.

[Adika @Adikastakes]

I hate the fact that once you question a Nigerian’s intellect their automatic response is to start comparing how much money they have to you. So because you’re rich you think you can’t be stupid?

[oseni rufai @ruffydfire]

Dem say this one na vigilante

[👑S.A.L.A.K.O🕊 @UnkleAyo]

The whole ycee conversation wasn't about Peller but about a systemic degradation of our education.

I would expect everyone arguing, dropping think pieces & setting camera to have picked up on that.

No surprise that the uprisen olodos are proving the point of olodo uprising.