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MORE UPDATION NEEDED
In an article for CNNGo.com, Mumbai-based writer Daniel D’Mello offers another set of Indianisms (words or phrases unique to Indian English), including one that’s likely to grate on the Western ear: updation.
How do Indians use the word? D’Mello gives this example: “We’re awaiting updation by our manager.”
D’Mello believes the word has a nice ring to it. That’s debatable, but don’t be surprised if the word soon appears in Webster’s and other dictionaries, especially when the editors get tired of receiving emails from India that say: “Your dictionary needs updation!”
Compiled and partly written by Indian humorist MELVIN DURAI, author of the novel Bala Takes the Plunge.
[Comments? Contributions? We would love to hear from you about Chai Time. If you have contributions, please email us at melvin@melvindurai.com. We welcome jokes, quotes, online clips and more]
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More Updation Needed
Compiled/Written by Melvin Durai 
September 2011
In an article for CNNGo.com, Mumbai-based writer Daniel D’Mello offers another set of Indianisms (words or phrases unique to Indian English), including one that’s likely to grate on the Western ear: updation.
How do Indians use the word? D’Mello gives this example: “We’re awaiting updation by our manager.”
D’Mello believes the word has a nice ring to it. That’s debatable, but don’t be surprised if the word soon appears in Webster’s and other dictionaries, especially when the editors get tired of receiving emails from India that say: “Your dictionary needs updation!”
Compiled and partly written by Indian humorist MELVIN DURAI, author of the novel Bala Takes the Plunge.
[Comments? Contributions? We would love to hear from you about Chai Time. If you have contributions, please email us at melvin@melvindurai.com. We welcome jokes, quotes, online clips and more]
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