tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22575531.post1048304021043130853..comments2023-09-09T06:47:15.835-07:00Comments on An Anthropologist Wannabe: The Queen's HinglishLotus Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02081192215823615529noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22575531.post-80843792002940289012006-11-15T19:31:00.000-08:002006-11-15T19:31:00.000-08:00hey lotus
made my blog private, so i'll email you...hey lotus <br />made my blog private, so i'll email you an invite to read it!amnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01327638669907224723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22575531.post-11593787191012380802006-11-14T11:28:00.000-08:002006-11-14T11:28:00.000-08:00Great Post Lotus. Every time I come here, I always...Great Post Lotus. Every time I come here, I always learn something brand new and exciting. I can see that this is another book I must read.<br /><br />love-bdCassiopeia Riseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02625091389788114012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22575531.post-56412928544453370062006-11-14T04:03:00.000-08:002006-11-14T04:03:00.000-08:00Thank you all for your comments! I think the conse...Thank you all for your comments! I think the consensus is that the evolution of a language is always a good thing!<br /><br />For me, another role of Hinglish is its unifying role - perhaps this is the first time in India that the masses and classes are speaking the same lingo!<br /><br />Will Hinglish conquer the world? Well, that remains to be seen, but when David Crystal puts it this way...<br /><br /><i>"When 300 million Indians pronounce an English word in a certain<br />way,it will be the only way to pronounce it."</i><br /><br />...it's hard not to remain convinced! :)Lotus Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02081192215823615529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22575531.post-62254812521688730252006-11-13T10:54:00.000-08:002006-11-13T10:54:00.000-08:00I agree with Ishrath - it's all good
Even in the ...I agree with Ishrath - it's all good <br />Even in the US , a Texan may not be understood by a Boston Brahmin and vice versa....so what is the "real American English" ?<br />Language to me is just a way of expressing myself so the person I am talking to can understand me - if I talked to someone in Shakespeare's English they probably would not understand my conversation :D<br />For me, the true power of English lies in it's adaptabilityHindu Mommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00509379872897058572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22575531.post-91901962246980798232006-11-13T09:37:00.000-08:002006-11-13T09:37:00.000-08:00it's all good. when a language mutates and evolves...it's all good. when a language mutates and evolves to fit other cultures, other realities, it remains vibrant and alive. otherwise, it dies.Phoenix Internationalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11635587711043956135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22575531.post-5817993136496255192006-11-12T19:43:00.000-08:002006-11-12T19:43:00.000-08:00I bet Hinglish applies to every British colonized ...I bet Hinglish applies to every British colonized areas that South Asians live in. I know for a fact that Guyanese Indians speak Hinglish.....then again it's English, Hindi, and African all mixed together. So, maybe it would be called Hinglican. :)Beenzzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15167283834612916683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22575531.post-77322601997387554472006-11-12T13:57:00.000-08:002006-11-12T13:57:00.000-08:00i consider things like "hinglish" and "spanglish" ...i consider things like "hinglish" and "spanglish" to be very creative and descriptive for the most part. even hearing different english slang words in britain was educational! i agree with you, lotus, that one must take care to whom one speaks any kind of slang. where we live, we have loads of people speaking "spanglish" and just plain old thick southern vernacular (for instance: kitty corner to them is "dog-leg" and you don't push a button, you "mash" it). fascinating.hellomelissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11109229454400994627noreply@blogger.com