How Kumawood Murders Twiglish

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• MESSI 12 years ago

  you can't use a 3 in a twi language so don't blame the producers.Be also aware that the kumawood or kumadua or the twi films has been taken over by non twi-speaking producers and actors so what do you expect?Ewes and northern ...
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  you can't use a 3 in a twi language so don't blame the producers.Be also aware that the kumawood or kumadua or the twi films has been taken over by non twi-speaking producers and actors so what do you expect?Ewes and northerners are all producing twi films so.......

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• cecil gyamfi 12 years ago

  First the author don't know what he is talking about.There is no Twi computer in this world unless you make one and you can not use 3 or any other symbol to substitute for. You need to stop hating Kumawood.All haters will not ...
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  First the author don't know what he is talking about.There is no Twi computer in this world unless you make one and you can not use 3 or any other symbol to substitute for. You need to stop hating Kumawood.All haters will not prosper

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• JK 12 years ago

  Cecil,
  Years ago, I came across some software that someone was developing, and I believe it was Asante Twi. I saved it somewhere but this was more than 5 laptops ago. I have no idea where it is.
  
  I am sure things will ge ...
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  Cecil,
  Years ago, I came across some software that someone was developing, and I believe it was Asante Twi. I saved it somewhere but this was more than 5 laptops ago. I have no idea where it is.
  
  I am sure things will get better for these producers and artists.
  
  If I were in Ghana, I could help them out. Really, I could.

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• The Dunce 12 years ago

  I believe there are freeware downloads for both PC and Mac. Delete the trythis from the following URL: :
  
  htrythisttp://www.downloadcollection.com/freeware/ghanaian-fonts-twi-installer.htm
  
  Good luck

  I believe there are freeware downloads for both PC and Mac. Delete the trythis from the following URL: :
  
  htrythisttp://www.downloadcollection.com/freeware/ghanaian-fonts-twi-installer.htm
  
  Good luck

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• NANA IS SECOND TO NON 12 years ago

  THE CHINES,JAPANES CAN SPEAK AND WRITE THEIR LANGUAGE WELL BECAUSE THEY PRODUCE THEIR COMPUTERS AND PRINTING MACHINES SO THEY ARE ABLE TO INSERT THE RIGHT LETTERS OR CHARACTERS OF THEIR LANGUAGE.WE ON THE HAND DEPEND ON FOREI ...
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  THE CHINES,JAPANES CAN SPEAK AND WRITE THEIR LANGUAGE WELL BECAUSE THEY PRODUCE THEIR COMPUTERS AND PRINTING MACHINES SO THEY ARE ABLE TO INSERT THE RIGHT LETTERS OR CHARACTERS OF THEIR LANGUAGE.WE ON THE HAND DEPEND ON FOREIGNERS FOR EVERYTHING AND PRINGTING TOO.THE LETTER 3 IS NOT ON THE KEYBOARD SO IT AFFECTS THE TRUE MEANING OF A SENTENCE.THE SO CALLED ELITE MOVIES IS ALSO FULL OF GRAMMAR AND ACCENT MISTAKES.BEFORE I THOUGHT ONLY ASHANTIS CANT SPEAK ENGLISH BUT I REALISED MOST GHANAIANS CANT SPEAK GOOD ENGLISH AS SOON AS I SET MY FOOT IN LONDON.WE MUST GO BACK AND STUDY OUR OWN LANGUAGE WELL ELSE WE WILL NEVER DEVELOP OR REACH AN ADVANCE STATUS LIKE CHINA,KOREA JAPAN ETC.

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• Akadu Mensema 12 years ago

  Lastly, “Medo wiase” should also have been spelt “Med) wiase.” Blame the educational system!

  Lastly, “Medo wiase” should also have been spelt “Med) wiase.” Blame the educational system!

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• Nicholas J Bedzo 12 years ago

  I have no interest in this forum.

  I have no interest in this forum.

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• yaa dua 12 years ago

  The kumawood movie script are very weak in acting and narration.poor lighting effect and sound quality. For the fact the some one is comical doesn't necessarily makes him or her an actor. I will also remember my favorite Love ...
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  The kumawood movie script are very weak in acting and narration.poor lighting effect and sound quality. For the fact the some one is comical doesn't necessarily makes him or her an actor. I will also remember my favorite Love Brewed in Africa Pot. This is where the Ghana film industry should and assist with script writing and give it a professional touch.

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• PP 12 years ago

  Sincerely those films make me puke. The sad part of it is that it carries Ghana's name with it. Such awful distasteful lack-luster infantile nonsense that will not pass as a primary school child's video presentation in Togo o ...
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  Sincerely those films make me puke. The sad part of it is that it carries Ghana's name with it. Such awful distasteful lack-luster infantile nonsense that will not pass as a primary school child's video presentation in Togo or Burkina is flagged as the best thing that ever happened to the film industry in Ghana. Ekow Smith is my hero.

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• JK 12 years ago

  I get the point your are making, but your article lacks depth because I see some structural deficiencies.
  
  You are also gratuitous in your use of words. Sometimes, you throw them in to score points, but in the process only ...
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  I get the point your are making, but your article lacks depth because I see some structural deficiencies.
  
  You are also gratuitous in your use of words. Sometimes, you throw them in to score points, but in the process only end up rendering the entire sentence ineffective.
  
  Surely, you can do better!

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• k. baah 12 years ago

  Kumawood? I don't think the Ghana movie industry has officially nicknamed the industry as such. last time I read here on ghanaweb that they were looking at doing that with some voices in the industry opining that it doesn't h ...
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  Kumawood? I don't think the Ghana movie industry has officially nicknamed the industry as such. last time I read here on ghanaweb that they were looking at doing that with some voices in the industry opining that it doesn't have to be 'wood' anything and calling for originality. it appears the author has unilaterally decided to call it as such.

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• Peter Vanwor 12 years ago

  Ghana is a multi-lingual Country and not just a country of Twi people. The foreign countries you talk of did not forge the one language on their citizens. Be proud that Africa and for that matter Ghana is rich in diverse lang ...
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  Ghana is a multi-lingual Country and not just a country of Twi people. The foreign countries you talk of did not forge the one language on their citizens. Be proud that Africa and for that matter Ghana is rich in diverse languages as much as in culture.

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• Kojo Samla 12 years ago

  aka nokwars3m. Y3d3 w'ase wc akyer3w yi ho. Nkwasiafo b3kasa etsia wo. y'aaka ekyir wc biribiara mu. yedzi kan wc etwitwa nantsir, nkcnkcnsa, nsisi nye ndaadaas3m mu. Nyansa nkwasia ay3 cman yi ma.

  aka nokwars3m. Y3d3 w'ase wc akyer3w yi ho. Nkwasiafo b3kasa etsia wo. y'aaka ekyir wc biribiara mu. yedzi kan wc etwitwa nantsir, nkcnkcnsa, nsisi nye ndaadaas3m mu. Nyansa nkwasia ay3 cman yi ma.

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• Another Human Being 12 years ago

  This article is apparently english, but is so poorly written that it is incomprehensible. Ironic that the reporter is commenting on spelling and grammar.
  
  For example:
  
  "Although what pertains in the movie industry is not ...
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  This article is apparently english, but is so poorly written that it is incomprehensible. Ironic that the reporter is commenting on spelling and grammar.
  
  For example:
  
  "Although what pertains in the movie industry is not his funeral, he argued sensibly on its issues."
  
  What is this supposed to mean?
  
  And:
  
  " However, he thinks we all must help bale the waters of pitfalls of the industry before it gets to the kneel level."
  
  Wow - one bales hay but should bail water. What is the "kneel level"?
  
  Better stick to twi. Please!

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• CS 12 years ago

  "Write" on!
  
  Mister Solomon M. exhibits crass pomposity in absurdity!

  "Write" on!
  
  Mister Solomon M. exhibits crass pomposity in absurdity!

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• BUMBEBO London 12 years ago

  MY BOTHER IS VIOLENCE - GUNS AND KNIVES - HAS COME TO BE PART OF GHANAIAN DRAMA.
  VERY BAD TREND THAT SHOULD BE STOPPED NOW BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE. THE EYE IS A MASTER GATEWAY TO THE MIND. IN THE 70s AND 80s, NIGERIAN TV SHOWE ...
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  MY BOTHER IS VIOLENCE - GUNS AND KNIVES - HAS COME TO BE PART OF GHANAIAN DRAMA.
  VERY BAD TREND THAT SHOULD BE STOPPED NOW BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE. THE EYE IS A MASTER GATEWAY TO THE MIND. IN THE 70s AND 80s, NIGERIAN TV SHOWED CAR STEALING FILMS, MADE IN THE US, AT NIGHT - 2AM. THE RESULTS ARE THERE FOR US ALL TO SEE NOW! ANY ONE WHO CAN STOP THIS TREND, PLEASE, ACT NOW!!

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• Koko 12 years ago

  Better give them the help to improve upon it and stop being disappointments brithen the corner where you are and stop being anti twi movies wope o wope o god has bless them period. The times of so called obroniwood of ghana m ...
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  Better give them the help to improve upon it and stop being disappointments brithen the corner where you are and stop being anti twi movies wope o wope o god has bless them period. The times of so called obroniwood of ghana movies is over get it in your fuckn head abi

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• game 12 years ago

  You that some twi alphabets are not on the computer board and yet you go on to criticize their spellings what does that means senseless

  You that some twi alphabets are not on the computer board and yet you go on to criticize their spellings what does that means senseless

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• Nii 12 years ago

  You can get any character you want in Microsoft Word. Just go to Insert and select Symbols.
  
  The white man is not like you and me, you know.

  You can get any character you want in Microsoft Word. Just go to Insert and select Symbols.
  
  The white man is not like you and me, you know.

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• The Dunce 12 years ago

  You are right of course. And MSword will prioritise the most frequently used characters. I don't know how, but one probably can create one's own keyboard shortcuts to avoid travelling to the Insert Symbols box.

  You are right of course. And MSword will prioritise the most frequently used characters. I don't know how, but one probably can create one's own keyboard shortcuts to avoid travelling to the Insert Symbols box.

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• Osei 12 years ago

  those who really understand twi both in speech and in writting would carry you on thier shoulders. Most people hate the truth, but that can't prevent people from telling the truth.

  those who really understand twi both in speech and in writting would carry you on thier shoulders. Most people hate the truth, but that can't prevent people from telling the truth.

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• Doctor 12 years ago

  Well done,Mr Writer. There must be a big changes in Ghana educational system,even Kumase is being spelled"(Kumasi),Asante"(Ashanti)and etc.We need modern computer with Twi Alphabet in our school system.

  Well done,Mr Writer. There must be a big changes in Ghana educational system,even Kumase is being spelled"(Kumasi),Asante"(Ashanti)and etc.We need modern computer with Twi Alphabet in our school system.

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