IM NOT ARROGANT LIKE LYLES

[mcal]

...folks, this is a matter of knowing words and the use of it in a wide world context.

Some English we (Africans) say does not have the same connotation as is in America or the birth place of the language, England.

Oh Lord! My brother, Tebogo knows what “arrogant” is. Have you known people from Botswana? That is a proper country. They take education seriously. He knows what he said. He meant it.

...yes, everyone in Africa knows what the word "arrogant" is.
We are all well educated, we take education to the nth degree, reason we have too many well schooled but poor administrators
It's how you use, what for, what intent, in what manner, with prejudice or not.

[King Futcha]

https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/videos/c1ep7jgl414o

Tebogo labels Lyles ‘arrogant’ after 200m final
Tebogo labels Lyles ‘arrogant’ after 200m final





Tebogo labels Lyles ‘arrogant’ after 200m final
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Men's 200m gold medallist Letsile Tebogo says he doesn't believe he can be the face of athletics because he is not a "arrogant or loud" person - adding that the USA's Noah Lyles is.

100% KPOM! Nothing sweeted me like when useless Lies came third in the 200 meters.

degrasse is still running

[ohsee]

https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/videos/c1ep7jgl414o

Tebogo labels Lyles ‘arrogant’ after 200m final
Tebogo labels Lyles ‘arrogant’ after 200m final





Tebogo labels Lyles ‘arrogant’ after 200m final
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Men's 200m gold medallist Letsile Tebogo says he doesn't believe he can be the face of athletics because he is not a "arrogant or loud" person - adding that the USA's Noah Lyles is.

100% KPOM! Nothing sweeted me like when useless Lies came third in the 200 meters.

degrasse is still running

I am does not kia. DiGrossi is anoda useless showboy like Lies.

[TonyTheTigerKiller]

Beyond Lyles’ arrogance, it is confounding that the IOC has not taken a stand about competing in the Olympics while infected with Covid


Cheers.

[mcal]

Beyond Lyles’ arrogance, it is confounding that the IOC has not taken a stand about competing in the Olympics while infected with Covid


Cheers.

...he's American.
His country have people in the high places of the IOC unlike Nigeria leadership.

[Damunk]

...folks, this is a matter of knowing words and the use of it in a wide world context.

Some English we (Africans) say does not have the same connotation as is in America or the birth place of the language, England.

Sorry mcal but it seems you are taking a very patronising view of the guy and his level of understanding of the English language?
Why?
On what basis do you assume that he does not mean or fully understand exactly what he has said?

...look, it doesn't matter how much education we have, and especially when we are not living in said countries for a long time, in Africa we say same thing with different connotation, with no prejudice btw.

But in this case you have concluded that he does not fully understand the context of the word ‘arrogant’ as he used it.
Do you know him?
I put it to you that from my interaction with people from that corridor of Africa, their command of the English on average is better than ours.
And the average Nigerian understands the meaning and use of the word ‘arrogant’.
Un fact, we have even brought back the obsolete noun, ‘arrogancy’.

[TonyTheTigerKiller]

I think he misspoke. What he meant to say was they he is not loud and boisterous like Lyles, which is true.

I actively root against Lyles, but have to admit that he has brought some excitement back to track and field since Bolt retired. All sprinters must appreciate that.

I think you might be up to something there; you know English isnt our first LANGUAGE after all and, often the meanings we assign to words we speak aren't the true meanings especially for someone from Botswana. He probably wont use arrogant if he realized its rather offensive.

One thing is obvious. Thinking that you have a better command of the English language than people from Botswana is quite arrogant.

I am a Nigerian with a pretty good grasp of the English language and “arrogant” is exactly how I would describe Noah Lyles


Cheers.

[deanotito]

...folks, this is a matter of knowing words and the use of it in a wide world context.

Some English we (Africans) say does not have the same connotation as is in America or the birth place of the language, England.

Sorry mcal but it seems you are taking a very patronising view of the guy and his level of understanding of the English language?
Why?
On what basis do you assume that he does not mean or fully understand exactly what he has said?

...look, it doesn't matter how much education we have, and especially when we are not living in said countries for a long time, in Africa we say same thing with different connotation, with no prejudice btw.

But in this case you have concluded that he does not fully understand the context of the word ‘arrogant’ as he used it.
Do you know him?
I put it to you that from my interaction with people from that corridor of Africa, their command of the English on average is better than ours.
And the average Nigerian understands the meaning and use of the word ‘arrogant’.
Un fact, we have even brought back the obsolete noun, ‘arrogancy’.

Please leave him to be arguing.

A man uses a fairly common English word, and your conclusion is that he doesn’t know what it means? Why? Because ‘he’s African’ …that’s your answer. And when those of us with interaction with Motswana tell you different, you still insist on your earlier baseless assumption.