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aunt
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response 25 of 69:
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Jun 13 09:37 UTC 1997 |
Hai, This is Venu Gopal from Bombay, India
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srw
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response 26 of 69:
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Jun 14 06:46 UTC 1997 |
Thanks for the explanation, atticus. I have heard of Kerala, but I couldn't
guess it with the first letter wrong.
Hi, Rahul. I have noticed that many people from India use this spelling "hai",
but in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, NZ, and other English speaking countries,
I have never seen it spelled that way. I think it is a kind of Indian slang
use, like U and Ur, for which we always spell out as you and your.
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atticus
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response 27 of 69:
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Jun 14 12:03 UTC 1997 |
Thanks == "nandi" (nun-di) in Malayalam :)
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aunt
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response 28 of 69:
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Jun 17 13:06 UTC 1997 |
In India [D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D
Hi, Catriona , most of the indians usu "Hai" only
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jayu
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response 29 of 69:
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Jun 19 05:09 UTC 1997 |
Nanna hesaru Jayadev (meaning My name is Jayadev ,this is Kannada language),
one of the Southern Indian languages.Bye Eveybody.
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kami
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response 30 of 69:
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Jun 19 19:04 UTC 1997 |
Cool! Thanks.
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kens
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response 31 of 69:
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Jun 24 06:29 UTC 1997 |
HI GOOD DAY!!.
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manojb
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response 32 of 69:
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Jun 25 07:31 UTC 1997 |
Ellaa koottukarkkum namaskaram. Ente peru Manoj. Ee grex kudumbathil
angamakan kazhinjathil eniku valre santhoshamundu.Vida!
( Hello friends! My name is Manoj. I am very happy to be part of this grex
family. Good-bye!)
(malayalam)
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atticus
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response 33 of 69:
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Jun 25 14:30 UTC 1997 |
(swaagatham, manoj) welcome, manoj :-)
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amhead
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response 34 of 69:
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Jun 25 15:28 UTC 1997 |
hello how are you?
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atticus
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response 35 of 69:
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Jun 25 17:48 UTC 1997 |
hi andrea! welcome to grex!!
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b52
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response 36 of 69:
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Jul 2 20:55 UTC 1997 |
Ref: #26 BY STEVE
Hi, Steve! I agree With you on that comment. But not with #28 By Rahul.
This item is the first place where I saw Hai instead of Hi.
And about using "u" and "ur" etc. It's not done on paper or when you are
writing formally to someone. Actually I have noticed it only on the party_
channels or talk etc.
Maybe the guys want to convey there ideas faster than their hands can type!!
I have caught myself doing it on party_ or talks.
Bye.
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srw
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response 37 of 69:
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Jul 4 19:52 UTC 1997 |
As a staff member, I assure you that we get U and UR a lot from Indian
users in e-mail. I guess e-mail is thought of as non-written
communications by many Indians. At first it was a bit distracting. It
was never confusing, though. It is obviously a local slang, but it seems
to apply to a large locality, the entire subcontinent. I have never seen
it coming from anywhere but India.
Another English expression that only seems to originate from India is
"do the needful." While "needful" is listed in the dictionary as a noun,
I have never heard it used that way in the US. The equivalent expression
in American English is "do what is necessary."
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rcurl
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response 38 of 69:
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Jul 5 18:04 UTC 1997 |
It is an English English expression.
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hrnair
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response 39 of 69:
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Jul 6 02:03 UTC 1997 |
Namaskaram Andy (It means due respect in Telegu)
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atticus
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response 40 of 69:
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Jul 6 04:26 UTC 1997 |
This response has been erased.
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atticus
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response 41 of 69:
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Jul 6 04:32 UTC 1997 |
re #39: don't welcome somebody who speaks malayalam with this!!!
though "namaskaram" is (sort of) "hello" in malayalam also,
"andy" means a penis :-)
(in telugu, "andy" is a term of respect, i suppose.)
[malayalam -- the language spoken in the indian state of kerala
telugu -- the language spoken in the state of andhra pradesh]
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meymal
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response 42 of 69:
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Jul 7 10:14 UTC 1997 |
there seems to be no useful chat or response about english asd second lang
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e4808mc
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response 43 of 69:
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Jul 7 18:49 UTC 1997 |
This item is meant to be a welcoming item for Grex users who do not speak
English as their primary language.
If you would like to discuss issues about English as a second language, try
starting a new item. (type "enter" at an Ok: promt)
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e4808mc
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response 44 of 69:
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Jul 7 19:30 UTC 1997 |
Oops forgot this was linked to another conference. You cannot start an item
in the intro conference. type "join language" and start your item there.
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kami
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response 45 of 69:
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Jul 9 00:34 UTC 1997 |
I think that such an item already exists in Language.
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srw
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response 46 of 69:
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Jul 12 07:32 UTC 1997 |
Hmm. odd, Rane. I haven't heard "Do the needful" in England, and I have been
there a number of times. Maybe it has grown out of use there, but not in
India.
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atticus
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response 47 of 69:
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Jul 12 14:36 UTC 1997 |
cooling glasses -- indian equivalent of "sunglasses".
there are many other terms found only in indian english.
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srw
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response 48 of 69:
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Jul 12 17:08 UTC 1997 |
Yes, that is a new one to me, for certain. Well, Indian English is no
different than any other regional variation of English. There are numerous
ones in the US and Britain, each with a few local expressions not heard
elsewhere.
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keesan
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response 49 of 69:
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Jan 13 15:17 UTC 1998 |
Can speakers of Hindi and other northern Indian languages understand much of
Sanskrit without studying it first? Can speakers of the different southern
languages understand each other's spoken languages? I have heard there are
tribal groups. Do they speak languages related to either Hindi or Tamil or
each other? What are the most difficult aspects of learning English for
speakers of Indian languages, and vice versa?
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