"Indian" comes from Italian/Spanish "gente in dios" (God-like …
2019年3月20日 · There's nothing wrong with the word Indian. First of all, it's important to know that the word Indian does not derive from Columbus mistakenly believing he had reached …
Usage of "East Indian" to distinguish from "Native American"
The confusion comes from certain people clinging to the usage of Indian to mean native Americans, which is antiquated, archaic, unnecessary and most of all, not logical. That …
People From India - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
2011年1月23日 · The United States government uses the term Indian on all government matters (i.e. Bureau of Indian Affairs, etc). Overall conclusion: First People do not seem to take offense …
pronunciation - Why is Indian English usually rhotic? - English ...
2019年2月5日 · But some speakers of Indian English, primarily in the South, use /r/ in almost all positions in words using the letter 'r', similar to most American and some Irish dialects. The …
Indian-English usage of "Kindly"
2017年11月9日 · In an Indian language like Hindi, we say Kripaya. Translated to English it literally means kindly. Similarly, other Indian languages also have the same pattern. For instance, …
What word do I use to describe people from India & neighboring ...
2018年1月9日 · If I were to refer to people from China/Korea/Japan without specifying their country I would use the term "Asian" and likewise for people from Germany/France/Greece I …
british english - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
2014年2月25日 · The people of that general racial/ethnic background (Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Sri Lankan) are Aryo-Indian and believed to be distantly, historically related to …
formality - Is the word "dear" used as a word to show affection or …
2015年7月25日 · Well-educated Indians use the words dear and dearest exactly in the same way as people in the UK or the USA do. However, it is not uncommon to see some Indians prefix …
Do people from India consider English their primary language?
Many non-Indian English speakers find Indian English hard to understand, and vice versa; it's changed quite a lot from RP over the centuries. Many educated Indians can also speak other …
Why do Americans still call Native Americans ‘Indians’?
2016年2月15日 · There's nothing wrong with the word Indian. First of all, it's important to know that the word Indian does not derive from Columbus mistakenly believing he had reached …