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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Do native English speakers still refer to their teachers by the old-fashioned terms "sir" or "miss"?
In the Indian subcontinent (and some other surrounding areas), there's this practice of putting the titles "sir" and "miss" (not ms.—mind you) after the name of school-level teachers. For ...
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This June - position within a sentence [closed]
India rejected an Australian request to join maritime exercises along with the U.S. and Japan this June, and Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba said quite plainly last month that there was no plan to “...
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Annexure usage in Writing
I have been seeing the use of Annexure and Appendix for quite a while. My understanding of Appendix is that it's the information the writer forgot or discovered after writing about a topic and using ...
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Meaning of these phrases
What is the meaning of "long way out" and "long way yet"?
Like in a sentence ::
We are all aware that our country has achieved self sufficiency in food but we have to go a long way _____ in order to ...
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Why do Americans prefer to use the term grade instead of class?
I have noticed that Americans ask kids, Which grade are you in?, while Indians ask, Which class are you studying in?
The typical Indian reply would be, say, for example, I am a twelfth class student, ...
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Spot the error in the sentence below
The long-awaited moment at last came and we set out for the station as merry a band of children as I have ever seen before or since?
I think it should be in "before or since", but I am confused.
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The word Hindu in American English
I, as an Indian, am often surprised when the Americans use the word Hindu, when they actually mean
The country of India
The Indian subcontinent
The Hindi language (possibly)
whereas it should ...
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Is criminalisation the right word to describe the involvement of criminals?
In the Indian media and public discourse, the phrase 'criminalisation of politics' is often used to indicate one or more of the following:
The nexus between organized crime and politics
High, and ...
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Gerund, participle, or present continuous verb
In the following sentence,
I did quite well in the examination, without having to burn the midnight oil.
What is "having" -- a gerund, a participle, or just a present continuous verb?
I tried Wren &...
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How can I rephrase this sentence without "itself"? [closed]
I would like to know an alternative to using "itself" in this sentence, not forgoing the emphasis on today - which was added by including it.
"There is nothing that I have, which needs to be ...
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We Indians often say "I finished my homework today itself", which I know is wrong. Which is the correct way to say it?
We use 'itself' to emphasize that the homework was done today, not yesterday. Nor was it delayed till tomorrow. What is the correct way to emphasize the fact that the homework was done today?
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Usage of word "friends" [duplicate]
This is from a news article:
"Mr. Trump’s desire to be friends with the “short and fat” ruler of North Korea"
My doubt is that, can we use friends here because friend seems better here. Other ...
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different meaning of humble [closed]
As i am new with english can someone explain the meaning of this line ?:
Who that has prided himself on his spiritual strength has not seen it
humbled to the dust?
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Usage of verb according to subject [closed]
Is the given sentence gramatically correct? I am a beginner in english.
Being born in the christian faith, I has often to go to the church.
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Usage of none the worse [closed]
The sentence is
I was none the worse for abstaining from exercise.
Is the sentence grammatically correct? If yes , whats the meaning of this sentence in simpler terms
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