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India (Hobson Jobson (English became language of trading, However some…
India
Hobson Jobson
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However some words were the same word, meant different things Britain India
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Dictionary called Hobson Jobson, explain meaning these kind of words
Indians learn English
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They thought if they learnt English whole new world would open up for then, they would able to experience English culture, read English books.
Rulers Calcutta were British, they spoke English
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Calcutta
Calcutta local language Bengali, India's national language Hindi
Language on street signs, in shops, on public transport often English.
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Preserve Indian language, culture
When internet growing English is language of internet they feeling Indian languages like Bengali and Hindi are threatened
For example, they have changed the name of Calcutta to Kolkata and this was probably to distance themselves from the former British rule
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Binglish and Hinglish
Indians created two whole new languages, Binglish and Hinglish
Binglish is a mixture of English and Bengali, Hinglish is a mixture of Hindi and English.
Because English was a popular language in India,