Hinglish, a blending of the words "Hindi" and "English", means to combine both types of words in one sentence. This is more commonly seen in urban and semi-urban centers of the Hindi-speaking states of India, but is slowly spreading into rural and remote areas of these states via television, mobile phones and word of mouth, slowly achieving vernacular status. Many speakers do not realize that they are incorporating English words into Hindi sentences or Hindi words into English sentences. David C
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Indian English or English in IndiaImagine you are an American corresponding with an Indian company. One day, you receive a mail that uses lines such as- “You will be intimated shortly” and ends with a polite note saying “We sincerely hope that you will do the needful at your earliest possible convenience”. Duh! Well, there is no need to panic. This is not some uneducated idiot talking to you. You are just getting a taste of colloquial English, a legacy left behind by the British who controlled I
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Influences: British and AmericanThe form of English that Indians and all the other people of the subcontinent are taught in schools is essentially British English. A socially-superior accent is deemed to be that of Received Pronunciation. However, even during the time of the British Raj, before the partition of Pakistan and Bangladesh, Indian English had established itself as an audibly distinct dialect of the language with its own quirks and specific phrases. Indian spellings typically follow B
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Indian English comprises several dialects or varieties of English spoken primarily in the Indian Subcontinent. These dialects evolved during and after the period when Britain exercised colonial rule over India. English is the one of the official languages of India, with about ninety million speakers, according to the 1991 Census of India, but fewer than a quarter of a million people call it their first language.[1] With the exception of some families who communicate primarily in English, as well
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"The three great essentials to achieving anything worthwhile are; first, hard work, second, stick-to-it-aliveness, and third, common sense. "
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By Professor Richard Wiseman, University of HertfordshireWhy do some people get all the luck while others never get the breaks they deserve?A psychologist says he has discovered the answer.Ten years ago, I set out to examine luck. I wanted to know why some people are always in the right place at the right time, while others consistently experience ill fortune. I placed advertisements in national newspapers asking for people who felt consistently lucky or unlucky to contact me.Hundreds of extraor
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In 1943 Abraham Maslow, wrote an influential paper that set out five fundamental human needs and their hierarchical nature. A key aspect of the model is the hierarchical nature of the needs.Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is most often displayed as a pyramid, with lowest levels of the pyramid made up of the most basic needs and more complex needs are at the top of the pyramid. Needs at the bottom of the pyramid are basic physical requirements including the need for food, water, sleep and warmth. Onc
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A Prayer for Today:My Lord! Open up for me my heart.And ease for me my task.And untie the knot of my tongue.That they may understand my speech.qur'an - 20:25-28 - prayer of mosesRead more…
Maine sapno ko dur hote Dekha Hai....Jo mila nahi ushe Khote Dekha Hai....Log kehte hai Fhul Humesha Hanste Hai...Lekin maine fhulo ko akle me Rota Dekha haiसुबह मै नहीं...घर मेरे से...एक लाश निकलती है,,,,,,जो चलती है किसी को दूढने.........सफ़र हो जाता है ख़तम,, चाहत हो जिसकी वो चीज़ नहीं मिलाती है...........हाल है मेरा ना जाने केसा नहीं जनता...........बस एक कम्बख़त दिल को चैन नहीं कही मिलता है.................फन्ना हो जाने का मन करता है मेरा मौत तेरे दामन में..........मगर जिन्दगी कहती है दो पल
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Some of the most calming moments in the day are when the sun rises and sets over the landscape. The photographers have a special knack for immortalizing these magical occasions. Take a look at these eye-catching photographs and you too might be inspired to start capturing your own special dawn or dusk moments.
Hi everybody,This will be a writing exercise. I will write to you about how I spent my summer and then I would like you to tell me what you did this summer? Of course, my summer was spent in the northern hemisphere; if you are in South America, Australia or lots of other places, it would not be summer. But, for now, let's write about vacation (or a break from work or school).For the last couple of months, I have been staying at a small lake in mid-Michigan, USA. Michigan is surrounded by several
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Ramadan is the holiest month on the lunar Islamic calendar. Throughout the Muslim world, traditional daily fasting begins at sunrise or Fajr, and ends at sundown or Maghrib, when foods prepared especially for the month of Ramadan are eagerly devoured!This year (2009), Ramadan starts on Saturday, August 22st and continues for 30 days.Because of the Ramadan I'd like to invite you to this link. You can find the Holy Quran in Arabic as well as English words. You can also listen. I hope you like it.
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Double-vision, muscle cramps, headaches, dizziness and sleepiness are already rearing its ugly head at me. I must admit that I am not as young as I used to be. A few years back, I would have just said that this is just another night at the office looking forward to the break of dawn, signalling me to go home so that I could snuggle in my warm bed until the sandman visits.As time passes, the demand of work piles up like quicksand burying me under tons of assignments and deadlines. But I have to g
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Let me start a funny game. Pick and Choose the names of these animals one by one and write up on a paper. Be honest with yourself.TigerPigHorseSheepCowEvery animal show you a trait of personality. Based on what you have chosen, you find out what is the most important for you in your life.Tiger: Your PridePig: Your interest to MoneyHorse: Your concern about familySheep: Your tie to love and livingCow: Your job and businessSo, how was it? Is it close to what you thought about yourself?
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Principles and Laws of VictoryVictory does not come haphazardly or by chance. It has certain laws and principles that Almighty Allah has clarified in His Book in order that His believing servants understand and follow them.- The First Law: Victory and Help Are Only From Almighty AllahHe whom Allah Almighty grants help will never be overcome even if the whole world conspires against him, and he whom Almighty Allah lets down will never get help even if he is influential and has extreme power in th
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The Battle of Badr was the first great battle in the history of Islam, and those who participated in it were granted honor and grace by Almighty Allah. There are many Qur’anic verses revealed with regard to the Battle of Badr, but what attracts attention are the first verses of Surat Al-Anfal (The Spoils of War), in which Almighty Allah states that the spoils of war belong to Him and to His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Allah says: [They ask thee (O Muhammad) of the spoils of war.
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A useful skill in English is to be able to tell a story or an anecdote. Anecdotes are short stories about something that happened to you or to someone you know.How to startTraditional stories often start with the phrase "Once upon a time". However, if you are going to tell your story after someone else has already spoken, you can say something like:That reminds me!Funny you should say that. Did I ever tell you about…Hearing your story reminds me of when…Something similar happened to me….How to t
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Determining your color personality can be extremely useful for managing your life. However, color personality is not stable. At different points in life, a number of factors including influence and experience will change your color personality. So yes, if you are a blue lover and your partner is looking for more spice, it is possible for you to become fiery red. Below are connections psychologists have found between color and sexual behavior:*People with white personalities do not view sex as fu
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I think this is self explanatory. But first, for those who are not into blogging; let me give you a brief introduction. Blogging is the most popular way of expressing one’s thoughts about a certain subject or just merely getting famous thru writing in the Internet. Nowadays, there are thousands of blogs published and millions of bloggers who are keen on writing fresh articles into their blogs by the minute. Of course you need good grammar when blogging; it will be extremely embarrassing when peo
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