Following are some of the expressions used in India which appeared in Times of India in 2007-08. As we can see nothing has changed much in the last 6 years: 1.The Anti Incumbency Factor: Uttered by the party which was till recently in power after it lost the election. 2.Indomitable spirit of Mumbai : The habit of people in the financial city taking the trains a day after the terrorist attack or floods. The expression is used by people who do not take the trains. As if only Mumbai has spirit and no other city in India. 3.Comments by the Govt./Opposition after an extremist attack: It is a cowardly attack. We condemn them. 4.Comments after floods: National calamity. 5.Indian culture: Used chiefly by Indian males who have not read enough to know other nations too have culture. The expression is always invoked to address the modernity of women. 6.Indian Brain: An illusory organ claimed by Indians mistaking the success of IITians as a consequence of a common national intelligence. This is used in the context of other illusory concepts like IT BOOM and SOFTAWRE SUPERPOWER. 7.I am in search of my identity: A quote by creative people when they have just become famous. 8.I was misquoted: A statement of a celebrity in reaction to his or her quote in a newspaper/TV Channel after everyone took offence. 9.Paradigm Shift: An expression used by MBA graduates, when they want to say that they do nor know what they are talking about. It is often accompanied by ‘Synergy’ and ‘Leverage’ 10.On every defeat of Indian Cricket Team abroad: Our players were just getting acclimatized to the conditions. 11.Form is temporary/Class is permanent: On every Cricket player who loses the form. Recent examples: Virat Kohli and C.Pujara. 12.This film is different: Every producer/director, including the main players, hail before the release of film, which more often than not bombs. 13..Sporting Wicket (in Cricket): It helps usually the visiting team. 14.Money is not everything: Usually it is the other way round. 15.Heavy to heavy rains are predicted: Only 10% of this prediction comes true, that too occasionally. 16.In Principle Agreement: When a man says he approves something in Principle, it means he has not the slightest intention of carrying it out in practice.
Posted on: Sat, 25 Oct 2014 15:52:30 +0000
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