PS: To all non-native speakers: The joke here is that the term "lakh" originated in India. Hah, the joys of etymology! Hey, waitaminute! I'm a non-native speaker, actually! 96% verbal SAT percentile, but '''I ASSURE YOU''' I am a non-native speaker. Hm. Whatever. Go figure. </braggadocio>
On 1 Oct 2004, at 16:18, Jens Ropers wrote:
On 1 Oct 2004, at 11:57, Ray Saintonge wrote:
Indian English must have a lakh of interesting variations
Indian English... A LAKH OF...
;-D ;-) :-P
To the above observation of INDIAN English I add the following:
BRITISH: My dear old chap, British English probably has an indeed substantial amount of interesting variations. IRISH: For f*cks sake, Irish English must have a bunch of interesting variations -- and all that Mullarkey. AMERICAN: Yeah man, American English has, like, a gazillion of interesting variations, oh boy. AUSTRALIAN: Crikey! Australian English has a rweal loarge amount of interesting variations!
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