Here are some typical 'Indglish' phrases or words- common to many Indians across the country:
'One of my friend / cousin / neighbour'
'Why you didn't come?'
'Preponed'
'A lot many people/ answers / responses'
'I think so it is like this'
The funny thing is, we read these phrases in newspaper reports (what are the sub-editors doing?!!), and on TV where the anchor or the reporter says them, thus perhaps making them 'official phrases'? Like 'Official fees' and 'unofficial fees'( euphemism for a bribe)??
Or like the way it is now 'accepted' to take the extreme right of the road, make the right turn, and continue on the same side, driving straight into the oncoming traffic, till a suitable opening is found in the traffic, when it is also 'accepted' to dart across all lanes and join the correct flow of traffic!
Why not compile these phrases and see how many we get? It would be fun!
Two more priceless ones:
'I am going to my Native' (pronounced nayti-oo) and 'co-sister' (or 'co-brother') to indicate the spouse's sibling's spouse, commonly referred to as 'sister-(or brother-)in-law'
Then, there are the equivalent abominations in Indian languages where they insert English into a sentence, such as - 'unki mother ki death ho gayee' or 'aap pehle unsey miliye, phir unkey through kaam karvaaiye'
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
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