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In the UK, people would typically say "I answered the question wrong" and consider it synonymous with "The answer I gave was wrong". Many Indians (that I know p
by alasdair_ 12y ago
In the UK, people would typically say "I answered the question wrong" and consider it synonymous with "The answer I gave was wrong". Many Indians (that I know personally at least) seem to copy UK speech patterns more than US ones.
I think you are reading more into this than is really there.
- arjie 12y agoNot to be annoying, but I wish you wouldn't say 'copy'. It makes it sound like an affectation. India only recently gained independence and Indian English is strongly influenced by the way it was spoken in the UK at the time. I'm sure you didn't mean anything by your choice of words but perhaps using "influenced by" or "derives from" would be better.