tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19858202.post7382137000158443028..comments2023-11-27T09:58:12.826-06:00Comments on Eve's Lungs: Of Snobs,yobbos and the Grammar MafiosoAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14157665564024320442noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19858202.post-49641674177169761362010-06-29T15:49:38.836-06:002010-06-29T15:49:38.836-06:00I can just imagine myself trying to write in your ...I can just imagine myself trying to write in your Language. I once read that English is one of the hardest Languages to learn especially when the same sounding word might be spelled different and mean something completely different- like seem, seam, or there, their being pronounced the same. Also the same word can sometimes have more than one meaning. I never thought of our Language being so confusing until I read that article years ago.Dotmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10223020957303815620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19858202.post-73034044932284496362010-06-15T12:41:03.617-06:002010-06-15T12:41:03.617-06:00@ Ceekay - its funny but I have become very libera...@ Ceekay - its funny but I have become very liberal about wrong usage of the English language .<br />@Sue - I get you , hmmm<br />@ Padma - all true , I swear <br />@Sharbori - :)<br />@Usha - where did you disappear to ? And yes I agree with that last bit<br />@Susan - "I'm in the well too and getting awfully wet " .Indian english is great funAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14157665564024320442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19858202.post-10694019022646484932010-06-15T10:03:22.022-06:002010-06-15T10:03:22.022-06:00And, Mallika, 'I am in the well and hope you a...And, Mallika, 'I am in the well and hope you are also'! <br />I must say tho, that I was taught very 'propah' English, but some of which I've quite forgotten, now that I speak Indian English more :-)hillgrandmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01805698959846687562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19858202.post-57755163941625386552010-06-15T04:55:39.555-06:002010-06-15T04:55:39.555-06:00Wow, I thought I had heard most of the gems of Ind...Wow, I thought I had heard most of the gems of Indian English but never heard of 'spreading legs' or even being birthed a baby!<br /><br />Despite their being grammatically wrong don't you think that some of these expressions are actually charming and convey the intention of the speaker with a lot of precision?<br /><br />Loved this.Ushahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00179239922869639391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19858202.post-54245152459014888722010-06-12T04:28:46.018-06:002010-06-12T04:28:46.018-06:00Brilliant post and hilarious too! I learnt to spea...Brilliant post and hilarious too! I learnt to speak in "propah" english when I was over 20 years old and hence know the travails of both side. However, I still cringe when someone speaks impure Bengali ( from people whose mother tongue is Bengali), and find it difficult to either forgive or forget.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19858202.post-45991138740261134892010-06-11T23:10:32.939-06:002010-06-11T23:10:32.939-06:00OMG! "Craving leave and your blessings"?...OMG! "Craving leave and your blessings"? Really? Cracked me up. So did "spread your legs" :)). Hilarious!Padmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01618999515194590513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19858202.post-57331561795794452942010-06-11T02:08:11.830-06:002010-06-11T02:08:11.830-06:00Why so such... such a sublime question...
Many th...Why so such... such a sublime question...<br /><br />Many thanks for adding to my vocabulary. Ami kintu ekhuno kono snobbish kichhu bolini. Just bolechhi to say "I don't give a damn" instead of the opposite!Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10819608939555247317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19858202.post-45357453716520463812010-06-10T22:50:35.897-06:002010-06-10T22:50:35.897-06:00LOL! Lovely mashi! I have realized that incorrect ...LOL! Lovely mashi! I have realized that incorrect spellings and grammar do make me cringe but I have lost the "craving" to laugh at or smack such people. Mainly after I met people here who, despite having English as their mother tongue, are quite tolerant of those who make mistakes.Cee Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04337348099202456358noreply@blogger.com