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10 English words used only by Indians


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Rajeev Yadav
English Words Used only by Indians
by Rajeev Yadav on Mar 14, 2016 06:42 PM  | Hide replies

What about the word Prepone?
Very popolar for advancement of any event.

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Narasimha
Re: English Words Used only by Indians
by Narasimha on Aug 20, 2016 04:44 PM
Adjourning is sort of Pre-scheduling, opposite to Postponing.

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DeSouza Wilberious Evanglist
English Words Used only by Indians
by DeSouza Wilberious Evanglist on Mar 11, 2016 04:57 PM

\" No Mention Please\" is the correct response when someone says \" Thank You\" All options given by the contributor of this article are wrong. I.E. 1. You are welcome. 2.Its my pleasure 3. Its alright & 4 No problem WEDS

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Atulan Lahiri
For the writer of this article
by Atulan Lahiri on Feb 29, 2016 12:51 PM

Dear Rediff,

I think the meaning of the verb \"Revert\" needs to be checked again. It means \"Go back to a previous state\" or \"Undergo revision\". Apparently, this does not come anywhere close to replying to someone on an email.

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Abhishek Sil
the meaning of revert itself is incorrect
by Abhishek Sil on Feb 29, 2016 12:46 PM  | Hide replies

revert means to put something back to its original state or position. no dictionary says revert is a reply! do some good research, guys!


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Atulan Lahiri
Re: the meaning of revert itself is incorrect
by Atulan Lahiri on Feb 29, 2016 12:52 PM
Bingo man. I also wanted to convey the same thing. But this site is screwed, didn't allow me to post after mobile verification and all

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Devadatta Bhaumik
Re: the meaning of revert itself is incorrect
by Devadatta Bhaumik on Mar 10, 2016 01:53 AM
'Revert' also means to 'come back with a reply'. it is a figurative meaning.At least in US it is commonly used in correspondence.

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Abhishek Sil
the meaning of revert itself is incorrect
by Abhishek Sil on Feb 29, 2016 12:46 PM

revert means to put something back to its original state or position. no dictionary says revert is a reply! do some good research, guys!


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habeeb
no 10
by habeeb on Feb 28, 2016 01:19 PM  | Hide replies

i dont think its fiance there should be fiancee in case of a girl

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Amitabh
Anyways
by Amitabh on Feb 26, 2016 03:10 PM

Anyways is another word that Indians have started using recently. Anyway is the correct usage, not anyways. You will never come across any book or article written by any British or American writer in which anyways is used.

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subrat sahoo
this is exaggerated!
by subrat sahoo on Jan 22, 2016 03:21 AM  | Hide replies

Looks like the author's misconceptions are generalized here!! No one says mother promise, I never heard of it, cheater is a long forgotten word, I used, when I didnt know the difference.
Revert back- yes- thats bad english as it shows the flip side of Indian English but others like no mention, pass out and same with would-be are not used outside India and are not used in written english that much. Hence they are not of serious concern.

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ishrat quadri
Re: this is exaggerated!
by ishrat quadri on Feb 27, 2016 02:13 PM
You look to be a foreigner.

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C.K. Unni
Cheater is not required. Cheat is sufficient
by C.K. Unni on Jan 20, 2016 03:56 PM  | Hide replies

Why to call someone a cheater, Just call Cheat.

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SUNDAR RAJ
Re: Cheater is not required. Cheat is sufficient
by SUNDAR RAJ on Feb 28, 2016 12:58 PM
Yes.I think,"cheat" also means one who cheats. So suffix "er" is not necessary.

One more is "pickpocketer". Here also "er" is not necessary as in "cook"

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C.K. Unni
Cheater is not required. Cheat is sufficient
by C.K. Unni on Jan 20, 2016 03:56 PM

Why to call someone a cheater, Just call Cheat.

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