Read JC's link and the points raised therein. It says, "Goans would have skipped the issue if the term "*Goanese*" was used by folks who were simply unaware of linguistics. Unfortunately, the term "*Goanese*" has been used in the not so distant past and is still being used, by many educated Indians, in a very derogatory manner to describe Goans." In the above-quoted para, it says that the word is used by those who don't know "linguistics." I mentioned that the it is because of phonetics that the use of "Goanese" seem grammatical. Anyone providing me with a through explanation in grammatical terms will get my vote, not just quoting someone who are not well-versed in grammar.. BTW, Nehru was very, very good at English. I must say his English was immaculate. I don't know if it is correct, but it was said of him that he learnt one word each day from the English dictionary when he was growing up. You cannot attack him on mangling the English language as some of our present politicians do. His politics may have not appealed to many and, as usual, he had his critics. Will Augusto Pinto please stand up?
Eugene
