indian english....only

I dun even remember if i've blogged abt the mystery of indian english?



anyways...im not sayin my english is good or fine (blamin it on 4 yrs in italy n now 2 yrs in india..lol)



but the way india has taken in the english ( british english) language and completely reversed orders and made their own words is fascinating....



Naughty = is a child that is misbehaving, not at all in a sexual way...first time i heard



- Oh, that little boy is sooooo naughty only! or - My daughter is so NAUGHTYYY! I freaked out a lil.....



Only = can be added at the end of any sentence at ANY TIME.



- i will arrange that sample only...

- are you eating fish only?

- are you living in delhi only?

- i will just do that only........



Itself - used often to add on to a person or place



- are you living in delhi itself only?

- its that marketplace itself only....



Double usage of words...for no reason.....



-different different things..

-many many shops....

-little little time....

-more more hungry...

etc...







Also how they use brand names for items...



Asking for stock cubes in a supermarket is useless...

-Maggi cubes is the way to say.......



So many times they know the names, but not really what it is they're selling......







a lot of words are being added without no reason at all.....and thats kind of how the system in india is working as well.....a lot of fuss and this and that and no no no no, until yes.....and then made anyways in the slowest least efficient way...







overheard some fun convos the other day in my office...



-and HOW we can do now?


I thuoght...How can we do now? was the way to say it?



-and how much YOU are not sure?



I thought....or i dun even know what to say here...



-now i am much angry.....

hmmmm

gotta love it! and maybe this is actually the way the brits came in and taught the indians all about english way back in time?

blame it on the english!