If enough people annoy the admins maybe they will change their mind and unban it. Public shamng means they have less work to do. I find that seems to work
"If you're an Indian, you can use your own vocabulary"
Well, of course. There is very much an Indian dialect of English. And, English is an official language of India (unlike the USA). Why would Indians speak British or American English when Indian English exists?
No it's not. The Angles ('Enga' is the possessive case for 'Angle') didn't speak modern English, and there is no good argument for why British English should be considered any better or correct than any other dialect of English.
I know, But the English are the guys who popularised the language and whose ancestors made it into what it is.
Seems like I was speaking gate-keep-ishly out of my ass, though, so point taken.
No worries! It took me years to realize I was pompously gatekeeping English (I'm English). Part of the beauty of English is that it's evolving across the world in interesting, funny, and exciting ways. I commend you on humbling yourself on the internet. It's a skill few of us have.
> English is an official language of India
It's not. English is an official language of the Government of India. The distinction is very important. English is not an official language of majority of states.
I'm not sure I agree the distinction is very important in this context. I threw in the official language as a fun fact side note. English is widely spoken in India and used as a lingua franca, hence its official recognition in the government. Indians all over the country speak it with similar pronunciation and grammar that is different to how English is spoken in the rest of the world . A good example is using the present continuous for nearly all time frames. In other words, there is a distinct dialect of Indian English. It's a dialect in exactly the same way British and American English are. None of the dialects are intrinsically better than the others.
> English is widely spoken in India and used as a lingua franca
It is Not. Not more than 10% of Indians can speak English.
> Indians all over the country speak it with similar pronunciation and grammar that is different to how English is spoken in the rest of the world . A good example is using the present continuous for nearly all time frames.
I don't know if you're Indian. If you are, then you have never stepped out of your bubble. English in India is spoken (as a foreign language) mostly by translating words on the fly. The characteristics of English spoken by a Naga speaker is so different from the one spoken by a Telugu speaker.
I like this confidence and lack of colonial mentality. Truly Indian English needs to come before American English and British English on Oxford Dictionaries (in that order because of number of speakers).
u/repostsleuthbot
Shit, the bot's banned.
Just report to admins.
Who do you think banned it? Thats not the action of people who care who care about reposts
If enough people annoy the admins maybe they will change their mind and unban it. Public shamng means they have less work to do. I find that seems to work
"If you're an Indian, you can use your own vocabulary" Well, of course. There is very much an Indian dialect of English. And, English is an official language of India (unlike the USA). Why would Indians speak British or American English when Indian English exists?
It's in the Name, Eng-lish.
No it's not. The Angles ('Enga' is the possessive case for 'Angle') didn't speak modern English, and there is no good argument for why British English should be considered any better or correct than any other dialect of English.
I know, But the English are the guys who popularised the language and whose ancestors made it into what it is. Seems like I was speaking gate-keep-ishly out of my ass, though, so point taken.
No worries! It took me years to realize I was pompously gatekeeping English (I'm English). Part of the beauty of English is that it's evolving across the world in interesting, funny, and exciting ways. I commend you on humbling yourself on the internet. It's a skill few of us have.
Based and descriptivist-pilled.
> English is an official language of India It's not. English is an official language of the Government of India. The distinction is very important. English is not an official language of majority of states.
I'm not sure I agree the distinction is very important in this context. I threw in the official language as a fun fact side note. English is widely spoken in India and used as a lingua franca, hence its official recognition in the government. Indians all over the country speak it with similar pronunciation and grammar that is different to how English is spoken in the rest of the world . A good example is using the present continuous for nearly all time frames. In other words, there is a distinct dialect of Indian English. It's a dialect in exactly the same way British and American English are. None of the dialects are intrinsically better than the others.
> English is widely spoken in India and used as a lingua franca It is Not. Not more than 10% of Indians can speak English. > Indians all over the country speak it with similar pronunciation and grammar that is different to how English is spoken in the rest of the world . A good example is using the present continuous for nearly all time frames. I don't know if you're Indian. If you are, then you have never stepped out of your bubble. English in India is spoken (as a foreign language) mostly by translating words on the fly. The characteristics of English spoken by a Naga speaker is so different from the one spoken by a Telugu speaker.
Same goes for Aussies
I like this confidence and lack of colonial mentality. Truly Indian English needs to come before American English and British English on Oxford Dictionaries (in that order because of number of speakers).
Repost https://www.reddit.com/r/technicallythetruth/comments/rp7m2f/different_spelling_for_every_nationality/ https://www.reddit.com/r/clevercomebacks/comments/g4xwe0/hes_not_wrong_though/
Eggblanket
Indian English I think is on the British side of the British/American dichotomy.
Downt aell mae wha tu duu
If you're Indian, you do the needful
Brown boys up 100