Questions tagged [subcontinental-english]
Questions related to the English language as it is spoken and written across the Indian Subcontinent in the South-Asian countries of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.
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Is 'peasant' generally considered derogatory?
Is peasant when used in general to describe a modern socioeconomic class considered to be derogatory?
Apparently there is no issue when talking about European history...
I read in the Brtitannica ...
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Does "tuition classes" mean the same in US English US as it does in Indian English?
I am trying to write a sentence that says how others had the capability to pay for extra classes other than school to get better learning.
My peers always had their parents who could pay for tuition ...
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Can Practice (verb) and Practise (verb) indicate two different meanings?
I recall that at school (in the late 1960s/early 1970s) in England I was taught how and when to use Practice and Practise. What I was taught was this:
Practice, when used as a verb, means to do ...
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What is the etymology of the term “creamy layer” in Indian politics?
According to Wikipedia, “creamy layer is a term used in Indian politics to refer to members of a backward class who are highly advanced socially as well as economically and educationally, and not ...
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Is this a valid usage of "forget about" - "X can't afford three meals a day, forget about sanitary living conditions" [duplicate]
I was trying to cobble together a sentence expressing the idea above, that:
something doesn't do X, and so, definitely doesn't do Y (which is harder than X).
I grew up using ", forget about&...
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What's the meaning of "wooden loaf", the famous expression used by Gandhi to define the Independence of India?
I came across this expression while reading about the history of Indian Independence. The expression is well known, but I cannot understand its meaning. Does loaf mean piece of bread? But then what is ...
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What does a "non-cooperate and prepare for civil disobedience" mean in this speech? [closed]
[[26]]Mussalmans are not a minority as it is commonly known and understood. One has only got to look round. Even today, according to the British map of India, out of eleven provinces, four provinces ...
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Is it normative to use "even" in the sense of "too", "also"? [duplicate]
My colleagues often use "even" as in "Even I was thinking about that" instead of "I also was thinking about that". This usage seems to be widespread in India. Is it ...
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Use of ‘had’ in Indian English
Soon after she encountered the experience while proceeding to New Delhi, the Thoothukudi MP had tweeted, “Today at the airport a CISF officer asked me if I am an Indian, when I asked her to speak to ...
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Is modern 'five countries' English the only type of English with stress patterns that change across the entire word depending on the suffix?
The capital letters represent where the main stress in each word lies
TELephone, telePHONic, teLEphony.
PHOTograph, photoGRAphic, photOgraphy.
biOLogy, bioLOGical.
What about in the past, including ...
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Placement of infinitive [closed]
How do you expect a debate on the green new deal between Marjorie Taylor Greene and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to go?
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How do you expect a debate on the green new deal to go between Marjorie Taylor ...
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What are the differences between Indian English and other (native) varieties?
From my observation, I can identify some differences.
Indian speakers use some Hindi words which are not found among native speakers.
Indian speakers pronounce 'w' and 'v' interchangeably.
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What is the origin of extra prepositions added after verbs in Indian English?
It seems that speakers of Indian English often add prepositions to create phrasal verbs in situations where the verb would have been sufficient on its own.
Some examples I have noticed:
to “pass out” ...
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Origin of the Indian version of the mnemonic for the planets
The most common planetary mnemonic is:
My very educated mother just served us nine pizzas
Another popular planetary mnemonic is:
My very educated mother just showed us nine planets
A planetary ...
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How can I speak English fluently in 45 days? [closed]
I am new to start learning English. I want to improve my reading, writing & speaking english I have only 45 days to complete this course. Where I start learning. I am searching online for videos, ...
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