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one24
5y ago
"aaj" -> Today "Hi"(pronunciation he) -> Itself
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one24
5y ago
But in a different context, say when you want someone to submit an assignment by today, a common phrase is, "Please get it done, today itself"
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one24
5y ago
Most often these are cases of a word to word translation from India languages. Also, a lot of Indian English grammar rules are leftovers from Victorian England. For example, rarely would you see an Indian speaker use the word "too"