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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