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Milky Posted 19 years ago
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Do/will Standard AE and BE speakers adapt their usage?

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00"You will find that there are differences in structure and usage between Indian English and "European business English". 02br
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00The structure of sentences is a little different. The adjectives often come after the noun. 02br
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00Take these differences in stride, and try to adapt your style of speaking and writing to the people you're doing business with. It is much more effective to communicate in the way the majority of people are comfortable with than to try to change things to the style you may be more used to." 02br
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00Do you think that native AE and BE speakers, when working in or with Indian English speaking business circles in India, should also adapt their usage to suit that context?00 0230hrefhttp://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2006/06/05/stories/2006060500440900.htm
  

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0Hi milky,02br 02br 00Yes, I think they should. Or, alternatively, and I feel I like this idea even more, Indians should be allowed to use Indian English in Europe and North America as well. 02br 02br 00Englishuser0-

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  • 0Hi milky,02br 02br 00Yes, I think they should.
  • Or, alternatively, and I feel I like this idea even more, Indians should be allowed to use Indian English in Europe and North America as well.
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0Hi milky,02br
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00Yes, I think they should. Or, alternatively, and I feel I like this idea even more, Indians should be allowed to use Indian English in Europe and North America as well. 02br
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0The advice given to Indians is the sort of thing I was trying to get across in the thread "Whose property?" It seems it is acceptable for Indians to give each other "cultural" advice, but not for non-Indians to do so.02br
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00I was mystified by the statement: 01i00The adjectives often come after the noun.02i00 What do you think he means?0-
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0It looks a little tongue-in-cheek to me. 02br
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0<It seems it is acceptable for Indians to give each other "cultural" advice, but not for non-Indians to do so.>02br
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00Have you tried giving cultural advice to American businessmen/women? 0-
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01cite10MrPedantic12cite10It looks a little tongue-in-cheek to me. 12br
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10The thread question remains the same.0-
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0coburn-----------------02br
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00This is for all users of Indian English:02br
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00Please speak SLOWLY when calling business partners in Europe and the US. Most people I know have a hard time understanding people from India. Sometimes it took me more than ten seconds to figure out they were actually speaking English.0-
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0 To be fair, a lot of people say that British people speak too quickly too...I know I have to slow down when I'm speaking to certain people I know who are not English. Even my boyfriend loses track sometimes when I rabbit on at my normal speed. 0-
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01cite10Anonymous12cite10coburn-----------------12br
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10This is for all users of Indian English:12br
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10Please speak SLOWLY when calling business partners in Europe and the US. Most people I know have a hard time understanding people from India. Sometimes it took me more than ten seconds to
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0Hi Nona,02br
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00I know I have to slow down when I'm speaking to certain people I know12blockquote
10Indeed. Speaking like HM The Queen is good.02br
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0 Speedwise, maybe. Accent-wise, no. But then we only hear her speaking publicly and most people do slow down for that. Perhaps she rabbits away at high speed when she is with family and friends? 0-
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