On Oct 23, 2012, at 8:54 AM, "Patrice Riemens" <[email protected]> wrote:
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRWTzp3RlJk > > Indian cabinet ministers sure spoke different English then! Comment: Very very few Indians spoke that kind of English then, indeed the minuscule number would probably be those who attended some Oxbridge college. The BPO and call centre companies that have sprung up in the last decade will ensure that far more people are capable of emitting the sort of sounds that B. M. Kaul (I think) is generating. However Patrice sounds as if he approves of the noises that Kaul is making. if you ask me whether people should be talking like Kaul, well the answer is an emphatic no. This sort of English sounds insufferably pompous and artificial and would evoke remarks like Englishman - Bolsan Shen. A distinct educated Indian pronunciation standard is being evolved now, exemplified by the newsreaders and reporters of CNN-IBN or NDTV. This is a much more sensible and natural way of speaking English for Indians than Kaul's phish-phash. Cheers Augusto -- Augusto Pinto 40, Novo Portugal Moira, Bardez Goa, India E [email protected] P 0832-2470336 M 9881126350
