Indian English- A Beauty Poem by narayana aghalaya
Indian English- A Beauty
'kindly requested'
this bewildering beauty
has been time tested
- - -haiku
'passengers are kindly requested to proceed for boarding';
what is meant:
'passengers are requested to (kindly) proceed for boarding'
This happens because wefirstthink in our own language, then, speak in English!
Kindly, is used to negate the negativity of a command. There is nothing bad about politeness.++10
Thank you dear poet, for your comment. This is just another peculiarity of english usage that we merrily indulge in. regards
On this site the pecularities of Indian English is noted. There are rare exceptions.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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4/26/2024 10:34:12 AM # 1.0.0.1119
You are right. A nice one. Loved it.
Thank you dear poet, for you appreciation!