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COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Sanjay Kumar, Currently Associate Professor
of English at JK Lakshmipat University (JKLU), Jaipur Pushp Lata, Currently Head, Department of
Languages, BITS, Pilani
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Chapter: 6Chapter: 6
Indianisms Indianisms
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Meaning
Causes and effects
Commonly used erroneous expressions in Indian English
Alternatives in standard English usage
Learning Objectives
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Commonly Used Erroneous Expressions in Indian English
By walk Dickey Hail from Good name Co-brother/Co-sister Bio-data and Jack Purchase
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Commonly Used Erroneous Expressions in Indian English Time is over Lesson is delivered Yesterday evening Yesterday night Footpath Expire Demise
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Commonly Used Erroneous Expressions in Indian English
Carrying Expecting Better Half Mrs. Madam Receive See somebody at five fifteen
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Commonly Used Erroneous Expressions in Indian English
OK How do you do? Between…to Bearer Coolie August audience Colony
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Commonly Used Erroneous Expressions in Indian English
Hotel Innocently divorced Lose Keep firing somebody all the time To put up Tell me Shifting one’s house
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Commonly Used Erroneous Expressions in Indian English
Come to one’s senses Itself/only Too good Even I Issue Time pass Give and exam
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Commonly Used Erroneous Expressions in Indian English
Guest/Visitor Female I don’t mind Mixy Heater Bed Tea
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Alternatives in Standard English Usage
By Walk On Foot
Dickey Boot
Hail from Belong to
Cut Jokes Crack Jokes
Good Name Name
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Alternatives in Standard English UsageTight Slap Hard Slap
Marriage Wedding
Get down Get off
Off-On the light Turn off/on…
Co-brother/Co-sister Brother-in-law/Sister-in-law
Instructor-in-Charges Instructors-in-Charge
Bio-data and Jack Resume and Approach
Purchase Buy
On Somebody’s Face To someone’s face
Time is over Time is up
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Alternatives in Standard English UsageLesson is delivered Lesson is given
Cannot engage my period… Cannot take my class…
Pin drop silence Perfect/Complete silence
Yesterday evening/night Last evening/night
Footpath Pavement
Expire Pass away
Demise Death
Carrying/Expecting Pregnant
Mrs/Madam/Better half Wife
Receive Meet and bring home
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Alternatives in Standard English UsageSeem someone at five fifteen…
See someone at quarter past five…
How do you do? How are you?
Between…to Between…and/From…to
Bearer Waiter
Coolie Porter
August audience Distinguished gathering
Hotel Restaurant
Wheatish Fair
Prepone Advance
Innocently divorced Divorced
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Alternatives in Standard English UsageTo have eaten someone’ salt To owe someone at lot…
Lose somebody… Someone has gone missing…
To keep firing all the time… To keep yelling at me…
To put up Live…
Tell me… How can I help you?
Shifting the house Changing the house
Come to one’s senses Regain consciousness
Too good Very good
Even I So do/did I
Issues Children
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Alternatives in Standard English UsageTime pass Average
Give an exam Take an exam
Guest Visitor
Female Woman
I don’t mind… Sure/Oh yes…
Mixy Mixer
Tanki /Tunki Overhead Tank
One-eyed man A figure among ciphers
Heater Blower
Bed Tea Early Morning Tea
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