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Tuesday, 5. August 2003
Plain Hinglish

I didn't quite realise how steeped in Hinglish we in India are until I just read this delightful piece in The Spectator on the English that's gained ground in India. Writes David Gardner, "An early-morning phone call the other day alerted me to the news that my midday appointment in New Delhi had been ‘pre-poned’. Could I ‘do the needful’, the voice said, and ‘get my skates on’."

"A few months ago, I received an invitation from an Indian ministry. First they sent a fax giving me ‘advance intimation’ of the event, then two more faxes advising me of a ‘formal intimation’. After this, an invitation card arrived with the preamble: ‘Sir, we would like to confirm our intimation....’"

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