Do the needful
― 3-Way Tie (For James Last) (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 26 July 2018 20:16 (six years ago)
What is your good name?
― 3-Way Tie (For James Last) (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 26 July 2018 20:17 (six years ago)
Do one thing
First class
Kindly adjust
― 3-Way Tie (For James Last) (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 26 July 2018 20:22 (six years ago)
Kindly revert back
― 3-Way Tie (For James Last) (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 27 July 2018 02:50 (six years ago)
OK Boss
― El Tomboto, Friday, 27 July 2018 03:06 (six years ago)
iiis it?
― F# A# (∞), Friday, 27 July 2018 03:12 (six years ago)
Cent percent
― 3-Way Tie (For James Last) (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 27 July 2018 03:20 (six years ago)
ey boddy
you a cheatah cock!
― F# A# (∞), Friday, 27 July 2018 03:29 (six years ago)
Rowdy shelter, more like
― 3-Way Tie (For James Last) (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 27 July 2018 03:40 (six years ago)
Aargh, autocorrect!Rowdy sheeter
― 3-Way Tie (For James Last) (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 27 July 2018 03:41 (six years ago)
A history sheeter, a bad egg
― 3-Way Tie (For James Last) (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 27 July 2018 03:46 (six years ago)
“Do the needful” is a dud tbh
― devops mom (silby), Friday, 27 July 2018 03:49 (six years ago)
Only hinglish in this thread pahl
― F# A# (∞), Friday, 27 July 2018 03:51 (six years ago)
Rest is fine
― 3-Way Tie (For James Last) (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 27 July 2018 04:21 (six years ago)
That last one is always repeated at least 3x ime, it’s never said only once
― El Tomboto, Friday, 27 July 2018 05:12 (six years ago)
Because the maximum people in India do use a form of Indian English as a lingua franca, particularly for things like business / customer service, there has been a need to teach and assess Indian English formally as a separate strand of language, particularly for spoken interaction in a commercial context. I have an Indian English test in my portfolio!
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Friday, 27 July 2018 07:47 (six years ago)
Sorry for the botheration. Would you like to take your tiffin?
― No purposes. Sounds. (Sund4r), Friday, 27 July 2018 11:46 (six years ago)
Is it paining you?
― No purposes. Sounds. (Sund4r), Friday, 27 July 2018 11:47 (six years ago)
Cost is one lakh.
(I never thought of most of these as having much to do with Hindi tbh as opposed to just being Indian English, in some cases preserved Victorian English. My Tamil and Malayali family use nearly all if them too.)
― No purposes. Sounds. (Sund4r), Friday, 27 July 2018 11:58 (six years ago)
"Do the needful" doesn't belong here.
― Father Ted in Forkhandles (Tom D.), Friday, 27 July 2018 12:01 (six years ago)
In fact, "Do the needful" and "First class" are pure Alan Partridge - whatever it is Alan Partridge does, slighly dated banter?
― Father Ted in Forkhandles (Tom D.), Friday, 27 July 2018 12:05 (six years ago)
Thought about just calling the thread Indian English S/D or putting it in the title but figured Hinglish would be easier to search. Maybe we should ask mod to add.
― 3-Way Tie (For James Last) (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 27 July 2018 12:09 (six years ago)
They DO belong in an Indian English thread and that is my point!xp
― No purposes. Sounds. (Sund4r), Friday, 27 July 2018 12:10 (six years ago)
i.e. they are not dated in India.
― No purposes. Sounds. (Sund4r), Friday, 27 July 2018 12:16 (six years ago)
Requested.kindly do one thing, add words to title
― 3-Way Tie (For James Last) (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 27 July 2018 12:42 (six years ago)
Believe me, I've heard enough Indian (and Pakistani) commentators and summarizers on Test Match Special over the years to know dated English banter is still very much spoken the sub-continent!
― Father Ted in Forkhandles (Tom D.), Friday, 27 July 2018 13:18 (six years ago)
... and Sri Lankan, of course.... and Bangladeshi!
― Father Ted in Forkhandles (Tom D.), Friday, 27 July 2018 13:21 (six years ago)
two favs:
1. 'pickpocketers'
2. the love of acronyms/abbreviations taken to the extreme e.g. P.O.P. for plaster of paris
― ogmor, Friday, 27 July 2018 14:07 (six years ago)
Is “guess papers” Indian or is that more from Pakistan or somewhere else?
― 3-Way Tie (For James Last) (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 27 July 2018 14:31 (six years ago)
England v. India test series coming up, should provide content for this thread.
― Father Ted in Forkhandles (Tom D.), Friday, 27 July 2018 14:35 (six years ago)
Talking about abbreviations, saying jan for januaryNot sure if this is an indian tech thing or just indian english
― F# A# (∞), Friday, 27 July 2018 14:44 (six years ago)
i picked up "jan" from indian tech guys
― call all destroyer, Friday, 27 July 2018 14:55 (six years ago)
Guess papers unite all of the subcontinent.
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Friday, 27 July 2018 15:07 (six years ago)
Thanks. Btw was your earlier post about your portfolio your own words or were you quoting something?
― 3-Way Tie (For James Last) (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 27 July 2018 15:11 (six years ago)
Mine.
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Friday, 27 July 2018 15:36 (six years ago)
All are impressed.
― No purposes. Sounds. (Sund4r), Friday, 27 July 2018 15:45 (six years ago)
My tiffin is non-veg.
― No purposes. Sounds. (Sund4r), Friday, 27 July 2018 15:48 (six years ago)
I will also take coffee in a tumbler.
― No purposes. Sounds. (Sund4r), Friday, 27 July 2018 15:51 (six years ago)
I have been out of station from Monday so I am endeavoring to give thought on how I can be an assistance in this thread now only.
― mick signals, Friday, 27 July 2018 15:51 (six years ago)
Thats more better than any!
― F# A# (∞), Friday, 27 July 2018 15:58 (six years ago)
Any hill station near Chennai?
― 3-Way Tie (For James Last) (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 27 July 2018 18:49 (six years ago)
Convent educated, clean shaven, wheatish boy seeks hill station near Chennai
― 3-Way Tie (For James Last) (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 27 July 2018 19:29 (six years ago)
Did he study English medium? Is his complexion fair?
― No purposes. Sounds. (Sund4r), Friday, 27 July 2018 19:33 (six years ago)
How old are you? Why are you not married yet?
― 3-Way Tie (For James Last) (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 27 July 2018 19:37 (six years ago)
Hill stations are far from Chennai only. We can hire a lorry and keep our cycles there. It will be some two nought five kilometres.
― No purposes. Sounds. (Sund4r), Friday, 27 July 2018 19:50 (six years ago)
Can we prepone our excursion without additional charges if we intimate now in written?
― 3-Way Tie (For James Last) (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 27 July 2018 20:17 (six years ago)
actually
― ( ͡☉ ͜ʖ ͡☉) (jim in vancouver), Friday, 27 July 2018 20:19 (six years ago)
Mindblowing!
― mick signals, Sunday, 18 November 2018 17:54 (six years ago)
Kikkoman who?
― Recnac and my 📛 is Yrral (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 18 November 2018 18:05 (six years ago)
PANKAJ JAISWAL 3 weeks ago
Danger for helth
― seandalai, Sunday, 18 November 2018 21:33 (six years ago)
(In case you’re interested: The Flashy Crawl on Biryani Carts, Convenience Stores, etc.)
― Recnac and my 📛 is Yrral (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 23 November 2018 21:32 (six years ago)
My new puppy is exceptionally frightful, I cannot bring her even to the public park lest she take fear.
― mick signals, Saturday, 24 November 2018 17:07 (six years ago)
http://bollywoodhelpline.com/editor-39-s-pick/bollywood/a-tale-of-forbidden-love-guru-dutt-waheeda-rehman/9266https://www.thebridalbox.com/articles/guru-dutt-and-waheeda-rehman-wedding_0056750/
― Spirit of the Voice of the Beehive (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 18 December 2018 00:26 (six years ago)
Sorry, have recently become interested in Guru Dutt. He is an ace director.
― Spirit of the Voice of the Beehive (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 22 December 2018 21:54 (six years ago)
https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g608474-d10833440-Reviews-A_1_Chikki-Lonavala_Pune_District_Maharashtra.html
One of the many things for which lonavala is famous for . CHIKKI's. There are a variant types of chikkis including all nuts kind. Try to carry plenty of chikki gifts to friends and family . No one would want to resist a good snack.
― Spirit of the Voice of the Beehive (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 8 January 2019 14:40 (six years ago)
https://www.mouthshut.com/product-reviews/A1-Chikki-Lonavala-reviews-925739577
A1 chikki wala is a very famous chikki center at Lonawala. As we all know Lonawala is a hill station famous for Chikki and hence we always get it from there. Though we get some famous chikki brands now in mumbai as well but Lonawala is specially a place where people can get chikki’s for gifting too.
― Spirit of the Voice of the Beehive (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 8 January 2019 14:43 (six years ago)
Convent-educated clean-shaven wheatish boy seeks Eastern Economy Edition no issue caste no bar
― U or Astro-U? (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 26 July 2019 18:09 (five years ago)
I started reading Rohinton Mistry's A Fine Balance, which both seems good so far and also contains plenty of quality IE in the dialogue.
― All along there is the sound of feedback (Sund4r), Friday, 26 July 2019 21:03 (five years ago)
I've just learned that in Kerala, your trendy pair of glares are instead called "cooling glasses."
https://i.imgur.com/ZHOhpu0.png
― mick signals, Saturday, 27 July 2019 00:24 (five years ago)
Ha, didn't realize that was Kerala-specific.
― All along there is the sound of feedback (Sund4r), Saturday, 27 July 2019 01:13 (five years ago)
A+
― U or Astro-U? (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 27 July 2019 01:13 (five years ago)
I saw some hits for “cooling glasses for mens.” Is that “mens” IA or just a typo?
― U or Astro-U? (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 27 July 2019 01:22 (five years ago)
Just came across this in a completely different context. The IA element is kind of light but I want to read more from this guy: https://www.thehindu.com/books/know-your-english/know-your-english-meaning-of-pancake-people/article2750006.ece
― U or Astro-U? (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 27 July 2019 01:29 (five years ago)
Extra points given for the basic fact-checking/ continuity/proofreading error in the first paragraph.
― U or Astro-U? (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 27 July 2019 01:33 (five years ago)
I think mens is only not a typo when it's in corpore sano.
― mick signals, Saturday, 27 July 2019 01:38 (five years ago)
Or In Living Color.
― U or Astro-U? (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 27 July 2019 01:39 (five years ago)
Are you referring to the poorly checked fact that dosas are not necessarily flipped
― mick signals, Saturday, 27 July 2019 01:41 (five years ago)
Ha, no, didn’t notice that one. Was referring to the incorrect spelling of someone’s name that had been spelled correctly in the previous sentence.
― U or Astro-U? (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 27 July 2019 01:47 (five years ago)
I was asked on Saturday by a friend's mother from Mumbai, "Are you married having kids?"
― mick signals, Monday, 29 July 2019 16:15 (five years ago)
Did you tell her that you had no issue?
― The Fearless Thread Killers (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 23 August 2019 12:19 (five years ago)
how does Jimmy Durante say “very good” in Hindi?
― The Soundtrack of Burl Ives (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 27 December 2019 20:48 (five years ago)
please do this for me once
― babu frik fan account (mh), Friday, 27 December 2019 21:45 (five years ago)
lol
― The Soundtrack of Burl Ives (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 27 December 2019 22:32 (five years ago)
all my immediate coworkers have been in the US too long or are younger and raised on Hollywood movies so I seldom get any good hinglish phrases
on the other hand, I have definitely picked up some speech patterns
― babu frik fan account (mh), Friday, 27 December 2019 23:12 (five years ago)
not quite the same thing, but i spent a certain chunk of my day browsing through a copy of "hobson jobson"
dude really fucking hated avocadoes
― revenge of the jawn (rushomancy), Saturday, 28 December 2019 02:24 (five years ago)
i made a customer service call yesterday and every question i asked the guy said "yes, for that one..." even though i was not talking about a "one," like an option among choices. it was cute.
― forensic plumber (harbl), Saturday, 25 January 2020 16:06 (five years ago)
Yeah, that def sounds like IE.
― With considerable charm, you still have made a choice (Sund4r), Saturday, 25 January 2020 16:20 (five years ago)
Yes, for that one, a worthy addition to our thread.
― TS: Kirk/Spock vs. Marat/Sade (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 25 January 2020 16:20 (five years ago)
I just learned "Do the needful" a month ago and I've been working with Indian tech people on and off for years. I like it
― akm, Saturday, 25 January 2020 16:34 (five years ago)
I wish I could use it without coming across as a disrespectful doofus. Its French equivalent, 'faites le nécessaire', is fairly common.
― pomenitul, Saturday, 25 January 2020 16:40 (five years ago)
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-origins-of-horn-ok-please-indias-most-ubiquitous-phrase
― Time Will Show Leo Weiser (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 4 August 2020 00:56 (four years ago)
Looking at that seemed to have brought me some ads for a publication called The Juggernaut.
― Time Will Show Leo Weiser (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 4 August 2020 13:02 (four years ago)
there's a london based indian street food outlet called horn ok please, didn't know its origin or ubiquity.
― neith moon (ledge), Tuesday, 4 August 2020 14:56 (four years ago)
Have been out of station, reverting back now only.
― A Stop at Quilloughby (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 27 April 2021 18:03 (four years ago)
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― certified juice therapist (harbl), Wednesday, 15 September 2021 21:48 (three years ago)
Don’t know if this has been noted already itt but I’ve often been taken aback & charmed by the IE use of the verb “club” where in SE we would say “group”, e.g. “I will club these things together.”
― "The Pus/Worm" by The Smiths (hardcore dilettante), Thursday, 16 September 2021 04:52 (three years ago)
my friend from Delhi says “trust me on that” the same way I’d say “take my word for it”
― flopson, Thursday, 16 September 2021 18:59 (three years ago)
What’s this about Baby being a common nickname or even a name in India?
― Think Fast, Mr. Mojo Risin’ (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 13 March 2023 02:26 (two years ago)
“click a pic” ubiquitous in Maharashtra when I visited last month
― assert (matttkkkk), Friday, 3 January 2025 20:23 (five months ago)
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I don't know if anyone in Ireland uses this outside my family, but my family certainly used to say it, and we have never had any connection to India that I know of.
― trishyb, Tuesday, 7 January 2025 15:40 (four months ago)
It's likely just an old fashioned phrase that everyone used to use and just happened to keep on in certain parts of the world. I like it. It's useful
― the wedding preset (dog latin), Wednesday, 8 January 2025 00:12 (four months ago)
Wow, I never thought about that possibility, but I just looked it up on Google Books and found a bunch of non-Indian examples from the 18th and 19th centuries.
― jaymc, Wednesday, 8 January 2025 00:28 (four months ago)
For instance, in an 1886 dictionary of business phrases, which I can imagine being used in India at that time.
― jaymc, Wednesday, 8 January 2025 00:35 (four months ago)
much like all the random accents and slang that exists in North America (and other places) that disappeared long ago elsewhere
what was the consensus on Shakespeare-era accent? I know at one point the closest decedents included people from Ohio or thereabouts
― ɥɯ ︵ (°□°) (mh), Wednesday, 8 January 2025 01:28 (four months ago)
Two of my favourite features of IA are the use of "actually" and "itself" in ways that I can't completely put my finger on, but are different to UK or US English. We would normally only use "actually" at the start of a sentence if we were correcting a previous sentence, but that doesn't seem to be the case in IA. And I love sentences like "FIVE key road bridges in #Mumbai - Vikhroli, Reay Road, Byculla, Gokhale Bridge and Carnac Bridge -will be opened for traffic this year itself." There's a lot about IA that reminds me of Hiberno-English. (For similar reasons, obvs.)
― trishyb, Thursday, 6 February 2025 09:43 (four months ago)
We would normally only use "actually" at the start of a sentence if we were correcting a previous sentence, but that doesn't seem to be the case in IA.
Actually I'm not sure about that.
― Please play Lou Reed's irritating guitar sounds (Tom D.), Thursday, 6 February 2025 09:56 (four months ago)
Sure, lookit.
― trishyb, Thursday, 6 February 2025 12:50 (four months ago)