Small-Small, Begi-Begi, Chop-Chop & Other Words Nigerians Repeat for Emphasis
Someone recently said Nigerians like to overemphasise a point through words, and we agree. For instance, where other people say “please”, “excuse me” or “sorry”, Nigerians will say “sorry, please excuse me”. Heard this before? We know! Beyond merging words together, another way to drive home points, as Nigerians, is to repeat words. It is…
