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Various dialects of Indian English are still quite similar to British English during the 18th/19th centuries, which is why sometimes Indian English sounds quite
by Toucan 16y ago
Various dialects of Indian English are still quite similar to British English during the 18th/19th centuries, which is why sometimes Indian English sounds quite archaic (do the needful, etc.).
Emphasised nouns are capitalised in some of the older 19th century books I own, so I suspect this is just another characteristic that remained in some places.
- jrockway 16y agoWhat's the value of using 18th century English in the 21st century? It just confuses the people using the current version. (I do admit that I like the expression "do the needful", though.)