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How to pronounce “mechanism” 14 Apr 2013 | 05:50 am
Many Indians say the word “mechanism” as मेकानिसम, perhaps as an extension of “mechanic”. However, it is pronounced as मेकअनिसम with the emphasis on Mec.
Alphabets or letters? 3 Jan 2013 | 03:17 am
The alphabet is a collection of letters, e.g.The English/Roman/Latin alphabet contains 26 letters. Incorrect: “Marathi uses the Devanagari script and contains 52 alphabets.” Correct: “The Marathi alph...
To revert back or to reply? 13 Nov 2012 | 02:43 pm
Indians are again the only people who “revert back” when they intend to “reply”. Why, oh why? To revert means to return to its previous state. Try as I might, I cannot revert back to being a baby, or ...
Is absconding 13 Nov 2012 | 02:27 pm
Only in India are criminals still absconding; everywhere else, they have absconded. Confused? Google this phrase “is absconding” (in quotes). The writers are nearly always from India or in India. Here...
Content or discontent? 8 Jun 2012 | 06:52 am
Most Indians seem to pronounce content (as in the contents of this page) as कंटेंट . What’s wrong with that? In the rest of the world (except, perhaps the countries next to India), कंटेंट refers to co...
Like that only 28 Nov 2011 | 10:10 pm
Let’s look at instances of valid English that would not make sense outside India. Consider this dialogue in India: Q. Why did you do that? A. Like that only. A. Just like that. Even an Indian knows th...
Punjabi beer can lead to tears 27 Nov 2011 | 08:56 pm
At a function today, the emcee said, “Please bear with us while we wait for …” but it sounded like “Please beer with us …” I have heard a few Punjabis pronounce “wear” as “weir”, so it seems that some...
Comment or कमेन्ट? 31 Jan 2011 | 10:18 am
Another common mispronunciation (मिसप्रोंन्सीऐशन) Incorrect: कमेन्ट Correct: कॉमेन्ट (Emphasis in bold) The “co” has a कॉ sound, not क. Isn’t English confusing?
Comment or कमेन्ट? 31 Jan 2011 | 05:18 am
Another common mispronunciation (मिसप्रोंन्सीऐशन) Incorrect: कमेन्ट Correct: कॉमेन्ट (Emphasis in bold) The “co” has a कॉ sound, not क. Isn’t English confusing?
Develop, developer, development 28 Jan 2011 | 04:44 pm
This is a commonly mispronounced set of words among the IT community in India. Develop Incorrect: डेवलप डेवलोप (emphasis in bold) Correct: डिवेलप (all syllables with equal emphasis) Developer Incorrec...
