Maybe the English language is overrated

Here’s why. [View in browser](=.swEyV3qO2x-fl88kN5Pp1JphQCKGeTs11vJelcj-c5o) [Zikoko Daily] 30 May, 2023 Hey . Is it weird that I want to go back to the dark ages? I want to meet the people who wrote the English constitution and ask them why “Psalm” and “Perspective” have completely different pronunciations when they both effing start with the same letter. The rules of Pidgin make more sense than that of English, and I challenge anyone to prove me wrong. PS: Don’t leave without playing today’s [crossword](=.oBm0ewwUtnGUJ4W9tyvUKATQ6TqkIwPgEpUQmuE-e_8).💜 Tife Editor In This Letter: - 1 [Maybe the English language is overrated](=.1Cpl8TWXE9i9QWXQKVEKSjcpJG_zzz8rccR5JgkX0bk) - 2 [The academic journey of a kid who used to be smart](=.06pCqqMiXjdv5SYtHn9E6CncUtKaZ-npQwKg7kp1UOo) - 3 [Tinubu needs to fix the prices of these food items ASAP](=.4TsIn-K2NXPQsUzQG5qekm19dZmDeel_8frlF8ym0gg) LOVE CURRENCY The Inside Gist-ish: Dating in Lagos on a ₦1.4m Product Design Manager Monthly Income =.dY7ezCvWnJsX_KSVaElDeUICiaVdwPU16iGjJb4zT1I What happens when a foodie falls in love? He turns buying food into a love language. Our subject for this week’s #LoveCurrency loves taking his partner on food dates. His biggest opp? The expensive-ass restaurants in Lagos. In fact, according to him, food takes the most money in his relationship. “I like food a lot, so we go to restaurants for most of our dates. Our go-to restaurant is Circa, and we spend about ₦40k on our dinner dates.” [Continue reading here](=.G9NisligrzzTKIxdHU1tHWYxIcIEMBzpZCy_s12u5ZU) *We'll be tweeting answers to this on our Twitter account at noon, so feel free to tweet us your answers with the hashtag [#ZikokoDailyQuiz](#) --> Zikoko Daily's Top 3 Maybe the English language is overrated It took me almost my full age to learn the difference between “will” and “would”, and that’s how I know English has too much oversabi. You'll relate to this article if the language has ever shown you shege. [There’s something wrong with English, TBH](=.wSIdykETLbEU-Nc1YXvtVss5SFFc_oOfiaOrQBdNV6A) --------------------------------------------------------------- The academic journey of a kid who used to be smart Remember how our parents decided from primary school that we’d all be doctors simply because we got the first position in class? The good old days. Now, we’re struggling to finish school with second-class uppers. [This is what happened](=.CIn-nX5NKl2P6pxLInIUl68b_EEZt25f5Fj65yWonDQ) --------------------------------------------------------------- Tinubu needs to fix the prices of these food items ASAP Something tells me our new commander-in-chief will soon start paying attention to the price of corn, so we thought to remind him of these other food items that urgently need his attention. [It’s the least he can do](=.dXJISJJzSTDI7s_5fG7XnIj_2XsdIQHT7hNBfXuUwHk) Z! Crossword Got three minutes? Test your knowledge of Nigerian pop culture. 🎯 [Click here to play](=.zoRih7Ia9-JaeZ9bdjtHCmtni6JMQFgFsnCQ-CSz87s) Quiz Will You Get Back With Your Ex or Meet Your Destiny Helper? I’m nobody’s ex, so destiny helper it is. [Take the quiz](=.W_ptz8_j5f71YdSbRO-w883fk9Ll-aXOxyJ-IQKniy0) What people read the most today: The #Nairalife of a Crypto Content Writer Raking in $1200/month It may be a crypto bear market right now, but this 29-year-old makes decent money from the same industry. His trick? Not focusing on the speculative parts of crypto. However, his financial happiness is at 4/10. Why? 🚀 [Read it here](=.bLwQydE8NfRkVR5xwSrYkDxs1-MpbzmuOpOPpj6rBZk) Zikoko Game Show ICYMI — in which case, what planet are you on? — we released the first episode of the all-new Zikoko Game Show last week. For the first game, two contestants tried to guess the Nigerian artists from picture clues. 📹 [Watch it here](=.lNpwjlLTjdloqfjoRaqtHGBoxkrmWADbFfGaEvC-8kc) and let me know if you did better. Also, should we call you for the next one? 👀 =.sDHtJuuVIoCwSMaGW6Ft3aU26fh7RlBfBU9LHD4OzaY Get the best money stories out of Nigeria. 👉🏾 [Sign up for the Money by Zikoko](=.wnVsK28hd_u8492SziUtF8BuogXZEPdis21x0INLrQ4) newsletter to get started. Spread the love Did you like this letter? Share it with someone who should watch our game show. 👉🏾 [Forward this email](mailto:?subject=Re: latest issue of Zikoko Daily&body=Thought you might find this issue of Zikoko Daily interesting. Did someone awesome send this to you? [Subscribe](=.sJC9wkbvAdeuwWpSygYdZHD2N__KoFa-yY95X1FMJI0) =.rqgsvaU9ZL38lXFsuw7BFwC0_3aNcd847BnxJ5ADmuc - [ABOUT](=.c7cbe_DMIwuxaLCo0lE6ySDQeIaAbgNOuS_szSYB6EI) - [ADVERTISE](=.jXztlZ-t3AZw-Xz72kjGwq4uBuQDJflnVGUqp9OBSb0) - [READ MORE](=._aPeJOYS0dfPGW9PLTcnOHJt2kRQhB9A6CRq_bQWs9o) - =.xb3wm8Y4rwMsOz5lHsM7pBhkx9gtoFvm-6wWCZup6S0 - =.bRcdE8qnyjvXm0roJeuSBg9WVkkvNmvwwQJBontEV8U - =.5BvsIycQkgGY6KTa_nevLSPqpJNLIpQwUYbJjlZNDQA - =.VuMkDKTzJ2Mk7frHYmVqEbLAS8dGkY5Eadm2yFSkhYA You received this email because you signed up for our newsletter. [Unsubscribe](=.kEayQOvERS2C-vRS_su3hfIzWMa3wH8HJtVwpTmEJDk)