<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">At bootom:</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Nov 30, 2015 at 6:48 PM, Vikas Tara <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:vik@hamaralinux.org" target="_blank">vik@hamaralinux.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex"><span class="">On 30/11/15 11:52, akshat wrote:<br>
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I don't think its a good idea to spoil the dictionary of a language with inadequate mixing of unnecessary urban words. However it will be much better to have hindi words in hindi dictionary by hindi I mean pure hindi and there also please don't add urban hinglish words and also spoil hindi, if anyone wants they can make separate dictionary or they can add the word to the dictionary database according to their need but it should not go bundled by default with the distribution. Moreover jugaad is not a pure hindi word its a slang and we should not promote slang on the name of hindi, much more adequate word bhi prabandh. So, please don't add tadka and Garam Masala in pure Salad to make it feel like chicken Biryani. If anyone wants chicken Biryani of their flavor they will make themselves by adding the ingredients of their choice.<br>
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This thread kicked of a big debate between me and my wife (she is british). In particular around the use of the word "updation".<br>
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My point was that "Indian English" is a language of it's own like "American English" and so does not <div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;display:inline"></div>have to conform to the rules of "British English". I also argued that languages evolve over time and distance and so if sufficient people use a word, it is valid. That approach is taken when adding new words to, for example, The Oxford Dictionary.<br>
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I don't think we should in any way modify an existing dictionary - but should there be an "Indian English" dictionary? If people use the words all the time - then should there software suggest that those words are incorrectly spelt?<br>
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In the end I was unable to convince her about "updation" - regardless of my argument that the number of people who use it makes it a valid word - she is adamant that the word should not break the rules of the language.<br>
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As for the Indian English dictionary - I guess we need more views on how useful people would find it?<div class=""><div class="h5"><br>
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</div></div></blockquote></div><br><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">+1 for "Indian English" dictionary. We should <b>not</b> modify the existing dictionary but introduce a new one for "Indian English" which people may find helpful. And same holds for hindi, Hindi slang dictionary should be seperate and should not be mixed with the pure Hindi which will be bundled along with the default OS<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">. We should respect a language and its rules. As hindi is only spoken within India so there can't be many different flavors of hindi based on a country and</span> Hindi <div class="gmail_default" style="display:inline"></div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">have to conform to the rules of "Indian Hindi" only.</span></div><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" color="#000099">Akshat Singh<br>[PG-8 IIITM-Kerala]<br></font><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" color="#000099">Pune</font></div><div><font color="#000099" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font color="#000099" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Mob.: +91-8806963718</font></div><div><font color="#000099" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><a href="http://home-akshatsingh.rhcloud.com/aks/" target="_blank">Webpage: home-akshatsingh.rhcloud.com/aks/</a></font></div><div><font color="#000099" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font color="#000099" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font color="#000099" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><br></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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