Here today, we have collected the best 10 classic Indianisms which you use everyday, without even noticing that you are f*$#ing with the language.
1. Passing Out
When you complete your studies at an educational institution, you graduate from there. You do not "Pass out" from that institution. To "Pass out" means to lose consciousness.2. Kindly revert
One common mistake we make everyday, is by using the word revert to mean reply or respond. While "revert" means "to return to a former state". While we all every day, without a single miss, add "Please revert at the earliest" at the end of all our emails.3. Years back
If something happened in the past, it happened years ago, not years back."So when did you buy this car?"
"Oh! years back".
"Really, backside of the year."
4. Doing the needful
The phrase "do the needful" although is correct, but was use hundreds of years ago. May be the dinosaurs used it. So saying "Will you do the needful" or "Please do the needful". You might get a sarcastic answer next time.5. Discuss about
"What shall we discuss about in today's session?""Let's discuss about global warming"
Now, what actually we do is, we just "discuss things", we do not "discuss about things".
6. Order for
Tonight, Lets "order for" Noodles for dinner.Absolutely wrong. Again, like we do not "discuss about" things, we never "order for" food, we simply "order" food.
Order for Courage, Order for Meritorious Service are correct, but then they are not being used for food or something, they are awards.
7. Do one thing
Do one thing is a phrase that is totally and absolutely senseless. So never start your sentence with "Do one thing". You will never tell just one thing."I need to report an issue about my product"
"Do one thing, write a brief about the problem, do not forget to write the product code, along with the other details and email us". Is this really one thing.
8. Out of Station
"Abhishek is not home, he is out of station"."Oh, i am also outside the station".
So the next time, you feel the desire of using this phrase, please do use "out of town" or "out of Delhi" instead.
9. Sleep is coming
This is, translating Hindi into English, word by word, independently. But my friend, this too, doesn't make sense."See you tomorrow, I am going to bed, sleep is coming"
"OK, say Hi to her"
10. Prepone
"Prepone the meeting". I can bet, in every office in India, this word is used like, on an average, 10 times/hour (imaginary numbers, do not point out mistakes in this).But Prepone is actually useful, and i think it should be revered and must be accepted in the Oxford dictionary.
I think, i have covered some of the best candidates for Indianism, if i missed any, i know i missed hundreds of them. Do share with us.
