English & The English!

[Janaki Jambunathan]

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On February 22, Shubho Sengupta, a passenger, took a dig at an IndiGo cabin crew and tweeted: "Are you comfortable with the English," @IndiGo6E girl asked. "Not at all, are they coming back?" I replied

http://m.timesofindia.com/city/mumb...english-snub-to-crew/articleshow/57385115.cms

 

[renuka]

Bhoka C**** !!!

Why is this Sengupta guy making fun of the cabin crews English..posted her pic in his social media account and mocking her.

What is the big deal of making a mistake or two in any language?

He should know his name should be spelt Shubha as the correct spelling and not mutated into Shubho.

 

[zebra16]

Bhoka C**** !!!

Why is this Sengupta guy making fun of the cabin crews English..posted her pic in his social media account and mocking her.

What is the big deal of making a mistake or two in any language?

He should know his name should be spelt Shubha as the correct spelling and not mutated into Shubho.

It is amazing how Indians look out for the mistakes of fellow Indians and get a sense of superiority and a feeling of smugness. This theme is repeatedly making rounds in various social media platforms including our forum.

The Indians think of themselves as crabs, create their own Indian crab story and get amusement when their own crab story returns through other media platforms.

 

[Janaki Jambunathan]

If US President makes a mistake he invents - word of 2016

Unpresidented': Donald Trump invents the Guardian's word of the year
A tweet attacking China also offered the English language a new word – which might be used to describe a Trumpian act of folly such as nuclear war

Trump’s spelling error: an act of Joycean virtuosity or carelessness?


unpresidented
An instance of someone being “prepared to say what most of us are thinking”, but actually saying things most of us are not thinking


https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/dec/19/unpresidented-trump-word-definition?CMP=share_btn_tw