Indian English

This post is worth reading. It describes the common deviations which popular Indian English has.

The most noticeable feature of Indian English is its syllabic rhythm in speech, which can be a source of comprehension difficulty for those used to a stress-timed variety especially when speech is rapid. The second major difference is in the grammatical structure of sentences. Examples of grammatical variations are as follows:
The progressive in 'static' verbs: 'I am understanding it.' 'She is knowing the answer.'
Variations in noun number and determiners: 'He performed many charities.' 'She loves to pull your legs.'
Prepositions/Phrasal Verbs: 'pay attention on, discuss about, convey him my greetings'
Tag questions , or what Indians tend to refer to as "tonal questions": 'You're going, isn't it?' 'He's here, no?'
Word order: 'Who you have come for?' 'They're late always.' 'My all friends are waiting.'
'Yes' and 'no' agreeing to the form of a question, not just its content -- A: 'You didn't come on the bus?' B: 'Yes, I didn't.'"
And then, there are the words that everyone is familiar with, but are used to mean different things in Indian English. The one that always gets me is issues. During our last trip to India, where we celebrated our fifth anniversary, the family pundit very graciously blessed us with the words: "You will return to India with issues very soon." My husband stood aghast, wondering what we could possibly have done to offend the priest and warrant a curse, when it slowly dawned on him. Except for the ultra-modern, it is still de rigueur for people to refer to children, especially unborn ones or infants as "issues".
Another curious expression that has sprouted among the youth is the use of the phrase freak out to mean "having a good time". Until I figured this one out, I began to wonder why Aquatica, the new water-park in Kolkata was scaring everyone out of their wits!

Form to be filled

Please refer to my previous two posts. When I asked for the form, I recieved this email alongwith the form.

Dear Ravi,

Below is the claim application form previously emailed to you today. Please complete the application carefully as stated and email it to the banker and also email me a copy which I shall present to the bank as confirmation to enable the bank commence immediate processing.

Best regards,
Benjamin Johnson ESQ.




ATTN: FRED ATTAM EMAIL: iba.directors.tg@financier.comTELEPHONE: 00228-9276123 FAX:002282218125.
LOME-TOGO.
DEAR SIR,
RE: APPLICATION FOR CLAIMS ON A/C NO: 19-74-4190-30/IB/A. AS NEXT OF KIN TO THE A/C OWNER, NOW THE LATE MR.P.B.MANOJ , REFERENCE TO THE ABOVE SUBJECT MATTER AND THE RIGHT CONFERRED ON ME BY THE DECEASED IN QUESTION (MR.P.B.MANOJ ) AS NEXT OF KIN, I HUMBLY APPLY FOR A CHANGE OF BENEFICIARY SIGNATORIES TO A/C 19-74-4190-30/IB/A. THE REASON BEING THAT THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE A/C(MR.P.B.MANOJ) IS NOW LATE AND BY HIS WILL, IN HIS A/C PARTICULARS WITH THE BANK, I AM PERSONALLY WILLED AND NAMED THE NEXT OF KIN TO THIS A/C ON THE EVENT OF ANY SUCH UNEXPECTED SITUATIONS AS DEATH. THEREFORE, I BEG FOR YOUR CO-OPERATION IN FACILITATING THE PROCESSING OF MY REQUEST IN THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE TIME. I AWAIT YOUR CONFIRMATION. YOURS FAITHFULLY,
.............................................. EMAIL: iba.directors.tg@financier.com
Fax: 00228-221-8125DR FRED ATTAM. (Director) Dear Sir:
Application for the release and transfer of $15.2M UNITED states dollars only)from I.B.A BANK LOME TOGO dormant vault 19-74-4190-30/IB/A.Please be informed that I wish to come for the claim, release and transfer of the sum of ($15,200.000.00) US) from account number 19-74-4190-30/IB/A. with your bank to the account listed below:
BANK NAME: ....................................................................... ADDRESS OF BANK:.............................................................
ACCOUNT NUMBER: ....................................
TELEPHONE: ................................
FAX: …………………………………
ROUTING NUMBER: .................................... BENEFICIARY: .............................................
The above amount of money was deposited in your bank by my deceased relative, MR.P.B.MANOJ , who died in a car accident on 21st of April 2000 along Nouvissi express Road. I am his relative and named next of kin with all documents of proof. I wish as his heir-apparent to claim and instruct that the above mentioned amount be transferred into my nominated account as shown above. Please accept this late application as it was due to family logistics problems consequent upon his funeral rights. I hope you will understand and expedite this action. Thanks for your anticipated co-operation.
Yours Faithfully,
..................................................... Tel: ............................. Fax: ………………...........Email: ..................................................
Occupation:.................................................
Age:............................................................
Sex:..........................................................

Reponse 1.

I wrote a mail in response of the mail given below telling this person that I am nowhere related to this guy. How can this be possible. This is the response which I got from there.

Dear Ravi,

Thanks for your response. Firstly I am 49 years of age and I'm married with 4 kids. My address is 122 rue de avelone Lome-Togo. I have attached a copy of my ID for your perusual.

Concerning the transaction, The bank declared that the next of kin whom I will provide shall bear the same last name with the deceased as that is an authenticity and that is the reason I have contacted you and to present you as the next of kin to the deceased and in respect of this, It is very much possible for you to claim the funds.

I have relevant documents to back up in the claim such as death certificate of the deceased, deposit certificate, deceased mother's maiden name, access code of his account and affidavit of claim as will be requested by the bank and i shall provide all these information and documents to you as at when demanded by the banker.

This transaction is legitimate and it will take us 7 official days to finalise. I have a claim application form which I will email you to complete/ fill as stated and email / fax it to the bank. This will enable the bank to commence processing for the release and transfer of the funds to your bank account as the next of kin to the deceased. Once the bank receives the claim application, you will be issued an acknowledgement letter which will be followed with approval order for payment with a payment instruction via wire transfer/TT within 48 hours.

The bank may request your presence for the signing of the release order of the funds and payment to bank account. I was given 21 working days by the bank to provide the next of kin and time is running out so I plead with you to be fast with me on this matter.

My rightful percentage or legal entitlement in this transaction is 30% of the inheritance funds and you will pay it to my account after you have received the funds. I am trusting you in this transaction and I want trust to be our watch word.
Call me on my telephone number +228-913-XXXX if you can. I await to hearing from you so as to email you the claim application form.

Thanks & Best regards,
Benjamin Johnson ESQ.

Read This mail

I recieved this mail today in my yahoo mailbox. I was a bit surprised. I have recieved these kinds of mails earlier also like claim your lottery for a million USD or something similar. I am very much sure that this is some kind of internet fraud.
Have someone else also recieved these kinds of mails??


Date:
Sun, 19 Mar 2006 16:42:15 +0000 (GMT)
From:
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Subject:
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To:
smile_ravi@yahoo.com

Dear Ravi Manoj,
I am Barrister Benjamin Junior, a solicitor at law, personal attorney to Mr.p.b. Manoj, a national Of your country,who used to work with Shell Development Company in Lome Togo. Here in after shall be referred to as my client. On the 21st of April 2000, my client, his wife and their only daughter were involved in a car accident along Nouvissi express Road. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost there lives. Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy here to locate any of my clients extended relatives,this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts,I decided to track his last name over the Internet, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you.I have contacted you to assist in repartrating the fund valued at USD$15.2 million left behind by my client before it gets confisicated or declared unserviceable by the Security Finance Firm where this huge amount were deposited! . The said Security Finance Company has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have his account confisicated within the next twenty one official working days. Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for over 2years now, I seek the consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased since you have the same last names,so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you. Therefore, on receipt of your positive response, we shall then discuss the sharing ratio and modalities for transfer.I have all necessary information and legal documents needed to back you up for claim. All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through. I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please get in touch with me for more details. Best Regards. Barr.Benjamin Johnson.

A joke from RD

I read this joke in RD. Blockbuster is a popular video library chian just in case you are not aware.

Without realizing it, I walked right into a police stakeout at my local
Blockbuster. When a young man stepped out the door, a group of officers pounced,
cuffing him and hustling him into a squad car. Seeing my astonished expression,
one cop said, "When they say the movie is due by noon the next day, they mean
it."

Full Text Brokeback Mountain

After a long search, I was able to locate the full text of Brokeback Mountain here. I dont know how long this link will exist as most of the other links have been asked to remove the text.

Poems from "In her shoes"

Two poems were used in "In her shoes." Watched that movie sometime back. I was searching for them on net for sometime. Now I have found them.
1. One Art by Elizabeth Bishop

The art of losing isn't hard to master;
so many things seem filled with the intent
to be lost that their loss is no disaster.

Lose something every day. Accept the fluster
of lost door keys, the hour badly spent.
The art of losing isn't hard to master.

Then practice losing farther, losing faster:
places, and names, and where it was you meant to travel.
None of these will bring disaster.

I lost my mother's watch. And look! my last, or
next-to-last, of three loved houses went.
The art of losing isn't hard to master.

I lost two cities, lovely ones. And, vaster,
some realms I owned, two rivers, a continent.
I miss them, but it wasn't a disaster.

--Even losing you (the joking voice, a gesture
I love) I shan't have lied. It's evident
the art of losing's not too hard to master
though it may look like (Write it!) like disaster.

2. i carry your heart with me By E E Cummings

i carry your heart with me(i carry it in
my heart)i am never without it(anywhere
i go you go,my dear; and whatever is done
by only me is your doing,my darling)
i fear
no fate(for you are my fate,my sweet)i want
no world(for beautiful you are my world,my true)
and it's you are whatever a moon has always meant
and whatever a sun will always sing is you

here is the deepest secret nobody knows
(here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud
and the sky of the sky of a tree called life;which grows
higher than the soul can hope or mind can hide)
and this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart
i carry your heart(i carry it in my heart)