Dear Freddy, True that there are more bharatis speaking English than the Brits. But in reality do they speak English? What yaar you want me to sign for the Booker Prize when I can not spell my own name?
B. Colaco wrote: > Hi Bharati Colaco: Sorry to disappoint you, but > today there are more > Bharati speakers of English than in the whole of the > mother country -- > i.e. the United Kingdom, where you sometimes claim > to reside. > > While we have been obsessed with our > backward-looking mentality, a whole > lot of "Bharatis" have picked up excellent English. > When can we hope for a > Goan vying for the Booker Prize? Would you like to > give the lead ;-) FN > > ________________________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Messenger - Communicate instantly..."Ping" your friends today! Download Messenger Now http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com/download/index.html ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################
