Twitter is the ultimate showcase of the democratic experiment. No matter how indefensible a position might be, there is always an individual or group ready to defend it. It is the hallmark of democracy's fundamental irrationality.
@Promythious Tohh, help me ask o. I asked someone from that camp a simple logical question and he realised how stupid he sounded.
https://t.co/2hge4qEKMn
@dee_cypha@yorubachic@DMLJ_LFC I don't need to answer the questions, so let's skip to the good part.
Please prove that:
A: NFF has good leadership.
B: Nigeria is guaranteed to qualify for the 2026 world cup.
If you assert that A implies B (A -> B), the floor is yours to prove it.
@dee_cypha@yorubachic@DMLJ_LFC I don't need to answer the questions, so let's skip to the good part.
Please prove that:
A: NFF has good leadership.
B: Nigeria is guaranteed to qualify for the 2026 world cup.
If you assert that A implies B (A -> B), the floor is yours to prove it.
@Miss_Judith01@dee_cypha@yorubachic@DMLJ_LFC Okay, if leadership is the problem, why did countries that have better leadership compared to Nigeria not qualify?
Italy, Denmark, Egypt (2022), Chile, and many more.
Can you draw a straight line from their disqualification to the leadership of their countries?
@dee_cypha@yorubachic@DMLJ_LFC Are you saying that if there were:
- a "good" leadership at the NFF,
and/or
- a "good" leadership in Nigeria
Nigeria was guaranteed to qualify?
texts/ideas cannot be fully translated without additional cultural (context) explanation, and doing this risks verbosity, and verbosity sometimes hurt literature.
Someone who didn't read the Yorùbá version, or whose Yorùbá isn't solid, might not notice those differences though.
This Agulu fraud is more clueless than we’ve thought. Listen to the nonsense he is spewing. You are campaigning to lead a multicultural country but you cannot set things right within your immediate political party. A delusional conman 🤡
As the World Cup Begins Without Nigeria
As the World Cup begins today across three nations, I identify with our teeming football followers and urge them not to be despondent that Nigeria is not participating, despite the abundant talent in our land.
Our failure to participate on the global stage is not due to a deficit of talent; it is a direct consequence of a deficit in leadership, planning, and institutional support.
The task of building a better Nigeria rests primarily on the shoulders of the younger generation. Do not watch the World Cup with despair; rather, see it as a reminder of where Nigeria ought to be. We must move our country from being a nation of mere consumers of global entertainment to a nation of proud producers and competitors.
A new Nigeria is POssible. -PO
@callmemagnus_@Agba_man000001@baba_Irede@Letter_to_Jack I agree that he'll translate, but there's debate on whether the translation will capture the original/intended meaning perfectly.
Reaf my view here.
https://t.co/nMcfm9J9jz
Without code-mixing? Yes
(code-mixing is to use two languages in a sentence)
But when it comes to preserving the original meaning exactly, I think some meaning will inevitably be lost in translation because many Yorùbá terms, words and expressions are deeply cultural.
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Without code-mixing? Yes
(code-mixing is to use two languages in a sentence)
But when it comes to preserving the original meaning exactly, I think some meaning will inevitably be lost in translation because many Yorùbá terms, words and expressions are deeply cultural.
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Here's a mild critique of Ṣóyínká's and Àjàdí's translations of Igbó Olódùmarè.
I disagree with at least one point in the critique but I think they made good points overall:
https://t.co/OcU6ZM929E
Without code-mixing? Yes
(code-mixing is to use two languages in a sentence)
But when it comes to preserving the original meaning exactly, I think some meaning will inevitably be lost in translation because many Yorùbá terms, words and expressions are deeply cultural.
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The best thing for a language is that it is preserved by all means, translations almost always alter something no matter how little.
I say this as one who understands that translation is valuable and necessary, but you sha get the point.
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