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Barua Saheb
This question ought to be put to the Government of Assam, or to the heads
of large establishments having responsibility for the use of the word in the
legal or business context.
Language is not a matter of grammar when it evolves. Bernard Shaw, and in
fact many others, wanted to reform the spelling of English words. Shaw's
reasonable campaign failed miserably.
I remember one occasion when an organisation changed its name legally.
All of a sudden the company's letters-heads, rubber stamps etc had to be
changed. The company had a big stock of printed forms and other stuff. The
new forms and stamps would not be available for a few months. The
Director of the Company ordered that the old forms should be used till the new
forms and other stuff are available.
The second point is that when the Government of Assam issues an order, its
employees are supposed to carry out that order. The Constitutional
amendment is a formal matter. In the instant case, it is a routine matter, not a
diffiult or controversial one where other states might oppose.
In the case of a newspaper, it would depend on the editor or
proprietor's guidelines to the staff. Whatever the consequences, the next
day's issue has to go out.
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