It is amusing to see how an initial innocuous posting on the use of English
bypeople of Indian origin, has led to the current thread! It has now digressed
into a clash of egos to a class warfare, to whatever thenext contributor to the
thread, may think of changing it into!
For those that have forgotten the initial posting, it was:
> Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2011 13:36:40 +0400> From: [email protected]> To:
> [email protected]> Subject: [Goanet] Indian English> > How true………> > > 1.
> 'Passing out'> > When you complete your studies at an educational
> institution, you> graduate from that institution.> > You do not "pass out"
> from that institution.> > To "pass out" refers to losing consciousness, like
> after you get too> drunk, though I’m not sure how we managed to connect
> graduating and> intoxication.
Naguesh Bhatcar
