The film and television industry keeps on adding unacceptable words into Indian English. Of late we often here the term heartly welcome. There is no such term in English. Saying momento for memento is very common.
'Pin drop silence' and 'turning turtle' are Indianisms. Cobrother and second mother (for step mother) are also common. My colleague once asked me for a staircase when he wanted to borrow a ladder. A girl child is a baby and a boy is referred to as baba.
I have seen people using freezed for frozen, feeded for fed, attached herewith, appended below and so on. There is no end. As there are Indian style, perhaps each non-English country have such their own styles too.
All over India school teachers say 2 into 3 equals 6 etc. There is no connection between the word into and multiplication. The correct version is 2 times 3 equals 6. No idea how this usage came into existence.
Re: English words used only by Indians
by palanki narayana on Jan 14, 2016 11:10 AM
Which is correct? Two by three, two divided by three or two upon three? My teachers used all these three! If suppose and return back were two usages of my 'American returned' professor. Our project guide used to 'certify and bonafy" our work.
Re: Re: English words used only by Indians
by Geetha RM on Jan 14, 2016 11:33 AM
Literal form is 2 divided by 3, but all three forms are accepted in English speaking countries. BTW into is used in division: divide 10 into 2 equal parts,etc.
English language does not distinguish relationships. It is grandfather unlike 'NANA' and DADA' in Indian language, emphasizing paternal or maternal grandfathers. Iyer
Re: acceptable english words
by palanki narayana on Jan 14, 2016 11:17 AM
You are right. English has no way of specifying whether an aunt or grandmother is from paternal or maternal side. No way of knowing whether a sibling is elder or younger. Most of the sentences use passive voice while the sentences in Indian languages are more informative because active voice is more common.
Re: 10 English words used by Indians: Rubber
by palanki narayana on Jan 14, 2016 11:21 AM
Nowadays 'rubber' is used for a different type of latex product.
