Here are more quirks from that wonderful language we call Indian English (and what you should say instead)! 1. She has done her graduation from... Completing ones graduation is a great achievement and that is exactly what you should be saying: She has completed her graduation from... OR She has graduated from 2. I am in service... Great! And how often do you get yourself serviced? Being in service is the (incorrect) Indian English equivalent of being employed. Instead say: I am employed. 3. I want to remove money from the ATM This ones a classic... not to mention a literal translation from Hindi: Mujhe ATM se paise nikalne hain. Instead say: I want to withdraw money from the ATM. 4. Ive put my phone for charge Yet again a literal translation from Hindi: “Maine phone charge karne ke liye rakha hai.” Instead say: My phone is being charged. 5. My school got a cent per cent result this year Cent per cent is another vintage Indianism. This usage is understandable since the meaning of per cent is per 100. And though it has been used by some English authors, cent per cent has generally fallen out of use. And imagine the confusion if you are speaking to an American colleague -- cent is the smallest denomination in the American currency! Instead say it as it is: 100 per cent! 6. I am taking lunch Right... and how are you taking your lunch? This ones another Indianism that can be totally avoided. Instead say: I am having lunch. 7. I love my native place Native place usually refers to the city or town or village one hails from. Its the place we visit during our holidays and usually the place we call home. The closest correct equivalent of this somewhat awkward Indian usage is home town. Eg: Pune is my home town OR Kolkata is my home town. However, if you dont hail from a city or a town, use ancestral village instead. So, rather than saying: I love my native place Consider: I love my home town OR I love my ancestral village.
Posted on: Sun, 02 Nov 2014 01:26:04 +0000
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