Re: Spectacular Bookshelf Performance

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From: Schizoid Man
Date: Mon, 09 May 2005 07:04

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"Stewart Pinkerton" <patent3@dircon.co.uk> wrote in message

> On Sun, 08 May 2005 14:06:12 GMT, "Fleetie"
> There's a paucity of them......
>
> I was on holiday in Goa last year, and one of the most fascinating
> items was reading the local English-language newpaper. The English was
> grammatically perfect, but wonderfully polysallbic and straight out of
> the last days of the Raj. It was a bit like picking up a London Times
> from 1934!

I'm surprised. The quality of the writing in most Indian papers has been in 
free fall since the early 90s.

The grammar may be perfect, but also rigorous and quaint. In fact, I believe 
Wren and Martin (circa 1880) are still considered the grammar messiahs in 
most Indian schools.

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From: "Schizoid Man" <schiz@sf.com>
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Subject: Re: Spectacular Bookshelf Performance
Date: Mon, 9 May 2005 00:04:52 -0700
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