Uddhav Joshi's Blog

So My last Post on 11 Classic Indianism was great here what I did after that post. Well Preparing for GRE and The Indian Business Language, here's the observation I have made. Hope you find it Funny and Hilarious. Do Leave A Comment Behind. The Difference between Normal Student Speaking English and GRE Student Speaking English. A NORMAL STUDENT: People who live in glass houses should not throw stones. GRE STUDENT : Individuals who make their abodes in vitreous edifices would be advised to refrain from catapulting perilous projectiles. NORMAL PERSON : Twinkle, twinkle, little star GRE STUDENT : Scintillate, scintillate, asteroid minim. NORMAL PERSON : All that glitters is not gold. GRE STUDENT : All articles that coruscate with resplendence are not truly auriferous. NORMAL PERSON : Beggars are not choosers GRE STUDENT : Sorting on the part of mendicants must be interdicted. NORMAL PERSON : Dead men tell no tales GRE STUDENT : Male cadavers are incapable of rende...

Okay so here is the catch. Five months into my job, tons of email being written and read. I stumbled upon a few Indianisms. Now I am not being Racist but, We are a unique species, aren’t we? Not humans. Indians, I mean. No other race speaks or spells like we do. Understand the following para-phrase. "Do one thing ... take this piece of chalk ..." or nnnaahhh just chuck it. Take greetings for example. A friendly clerk asking me for my name is apt to start a conversation with, “What is your good name?” As if I hold that sort of information close to my heart and only divulge my evil pseudonym. Bizarre. And hence I call these Indianisms. Which got me thinking about a compilation, a greatest hits of the most hilarious Indianisms out there. And here they are. The most common ones, and my favorites among them. 1. 'Passing Out' When you complete your studies at an educational institution, you graduate from that institution. You do not "pass out...