[silk] Chennai meetup?
Hi, I am in Chennai from Sep 19 through Sep 21. Not sure where I am staying as yet, but open to catching up dinner types on 20th. Anyone in town? --Venkat
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Venkat Mangudi [02/09/10 15:04 +0530]: I am in Chennai from Sep 19 through Sep 21. Not sure where I am staying as yet, but open to catching up dinner types on 20th. Anyone in town? Ideally, I should be. Azulia again?
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On Thursday 02 Sep 2010 3:04:20 pm Venkat Mangudi wrote: I am in Chennai from Sep 19 through Sep 21. Not sure where I am staying This message reminds me of a mailing list message I got from a good friend, known to many silk-listers - a man who refuses to join silk. I quote most of it below, minus the name Hi all, Here I am in Trivandrum... Actually I almost wrote, I am writing this from Trivandrum, when I remembered an article I read in which the great Prof. David Crystal (one of the world's foremost experts and author of the Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language.) was quoted as saying, English will fragment into 'global dialects', forcing speakers routinely to learn two varieties of the language — one spoken in their home country and a new kind of Standard English with pronounced Indian characteristics... He predicts that By 2010 India will have the world’s largest number of English speakers... When 300 million Indians speak a word in a certain way, that will be the way to speak it.” The above is from a very thoughtful presentation by Gurcharan Das made on 12 Nov 2009. Please see: http://www.scribd.com/doc/24588791/Indias-Future-Gurucharan-Das-Nov-2009 So I became very self-conscious when I realised that although it is technically correct, to say, I am writing this from Trivandrum, it falls into the same category as in an observation made by Prof. Crystal: Indians tend to use the present continuous where we would use the present simple (with an Indian saying) 'I am thinking, I am feeling, I am seeing' rather than 'I think, I feel, I see'... this way of speaking could easily become sexy and part of global Standard English, said the professor, who has written more than 100 books. I have thoughts on the issue - but will leave them for later - assuming this message evokes some response/s. shiv
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On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 4:17 PM, ss cybers...@gmail.com wrote:tal: Indians tend to use the present continuous where we would use the present simple (with an Indian saying) 'I am thinking, I am feeling, I am seeing' rather than 'I think, I feel, I see'... this way of speaking could easily become sexy and part of global Standard English, said the professor, who has written more than 100 books. I have thoughts on the issue - but will leave them for later - assuming this message evokes some response/s. Waiting to read your thoughts. Deepa.
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On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 4:17 PM, ss cybers...@gmail.com wrote: Indians tend to use the present continuous where we would use the present simple (with an Indian saying) 'I am thinking, I am feeling, I am seeing' rather than 'I think, I feel, I see'... this way of speaking could easily become sexy and part of global Standard English, said the professor, who has written more than 100 books. I'm loving it! -gabin -- measure with a micrometer, mark with a chalk, cut with an axe
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On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 6:33 PM, Deepa Mohan mohande...@gmail.com wrote: Several forms of emphasis that we have, cannot be translated into English... mein usee din chalA gayA can only be sort of translated to I went that very day (or as we sometimes say, I went that day itself.) Shouldn't that be, I went that day only ? :) -gabin -- measure with a micrometer, mark with a chalk, cut with an axe
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On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 6:55 PM, gabin kattukaran gkattuka...@gmail.comwrote: . mein usee din chalA gayA can only be sort of translated to I went that very day (or as we sometimes say, I went that day itself.) Shouldn't that be, I went that day only ? :) I was thinking of that only! :D
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On 2 September 2010 08:32, Deepa Mohan mohande...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 6:55 PM, gabin kattukaran gkattuka...@gmail.comwrote: . mein usee din chalA gayA can only be sort of translated to I went that very day (or as we sometimes say, I went that day itself.) Shouldn't that be, I went that day only ? :) I was thinking of that only! :D On a related note: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/29/magazine/29language-t.html
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Deepa, Your posts are coming through multiple times to the list. Any settings you tweaked recently? Udhay
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Udhay Shankar N [02/09/10 19:21 +0530]: Deepa, Your posts are coming through multiple times to the list. Any settings you tweaked recently? no. gmail's been a bit buggy this way for quite a while now, random users getting affected by it
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On Thursday 02 September 2010 03:06 PM, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote: Ideally, I should be. Azulia again? Shall we try another place, kind of bored of Azulia? Once I find out where I will be staying (I hope this is ok, you pedant :-) ), I will let you know. On a totally unrelated note, I wonder how to add a smiley inside parenthesis. I sure hope I did it right. --Venkat
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Read me at: --- On Thu, 2/9/10, Venkat Mangudi s...@venkatmangudi.com wrote: From: Venkat Mangudi s...@venkatmangudi.com Subject: Re: [silk] Chennai meetup? To: silklist@lists.hserus.net Date: Thursday, 2 September, 2010, 22:27 On Thursday 02 September 2010 03:06 PM, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote: Ideally, I should be. Azulia again? Shall we try another place, kind of bored of Azulia? Once I find out where I will be staying (I hope this is ok, you pedant :-) ), I will let you know. On a totally unrelated note, I wonder how to add a smiley inside parenthesis. I sure hope I did it right. --Venkat Easiest way is to eliminate the brackets, using a dash for separation instead, place the smiley, then place a closure dash. Thus: Once I find out where I will be staying - I hope this is ok, you pedant :-) - I will let you know. On a totally unrelated note, I wonder how to add a smiley inside parenthesis. I sure hope I did it right. _ Ah, said he, gentle brown eyes beaming with kindness behind the thick glasses, yes, indeed, said he, very satisfactory, just the right touch to make the sentence look good.
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On 2 September 2010 18:33, Deepa Mohan mohande...@gmail.com wrote: nAn pOyinNdEy irukkEn! Isn't that what you'd yell when someone bangs on the door? Ram
[silk] Spoken Word: Sharanya and Sruthi perform in Bangalore
Hello folks, Silklister Sruthi and friend Sharanya are performing in Bangalore, as part of the Toto Funds the Arts programme. I've been to a few readings by Sharanya, as well as organised a couple with her in Chennai. I can honestly say she is a superb performer, and her poetry is fantastic (in the true sense of that word.) Sruthi is a writer I like, and have heard her perform before in a small event Sharanya and I organised, and it was superb. On top of it, she is a Silklister, so some meandering-ly, driftingly, interesting stuff. If you folks have the time (or even if not, make some) and don't mind going to the city centre on a weekday night, attend the show. Details below. C -- Forwarded message -- From: Sharanya Manivannan sharanya.manivan...@gmail.com Date: Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 2:11 PM Subject: Fwd: reading in Bangalore - tues Sept 7 To: Chandrachoodan Gopalakrishnan chandrachoo...@gmail.com Hi Chandroo, To circulate among your Bangalore friends. Thanks! Warmly, Sharanya *Toto Funds the Arts* is pleased to invite you to a reading of short fiction and poetry by* * *Sharanya Manivannan * * * *Sruthi Krishnan * *Venue: Crossword Bookstore, ACR Towers, Ground Floor, 32 Residency Road, Bangalore - 1* *Date and time: Tuesday, 7 September 2010 at 6.30 pm * *Sharanya Manivannan's * first book of poems, *Witchcraft*, was described in *The Straits Times* as sensuous and spiritual, delicate and dangerous and as full as the moon reflected in a knife. Her poetry and fiction have also been published in *Drunken Boat*, *Ghoti*, *Softblow*, * Pratilipi* and elsewhere, and a personal column, The Venus Flytrap, appears in *The New Indian Express*. Sharanya lives in Chennai. *www.sharanyamanivannan.com*http://www.sharanyamanivannan.com/ *Sruthi Krishnan * is a Chennai-based journalist. Previously, she reported on technology at *The Hindu* after graduating from the Asian College of Journalism. She was a software engineer in a previous lifetime, with around five years of experience in an IT major. She writes short stories and hopes to write longer ones. http://www.sharanyamanivannan.com -- “I must go home periodically to renew my sense of horror.” -- Carson McCullers Web: www.sharanyamanivannan.com -- http://www.uk.linkedin.com/in/chandrachoodan http://www.flickr.com/photos/ravages http://www.selectiveamnesia.org/ +447940289855
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Sure, I'm not particular Let's discuss closer to the date --Original Message-- From: Venkat Mangudi Sender: silklist-bounces+suresh=hserus@lists.hserus.net To: silklist@lists.hserus.net ReplyTo: silklist@lists.hserus.net Subject: Re: [silk] Chennai meetup? Sent: Sep 2, 2010 22:27 On Thursday 02 September 2010 03:06 PM, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote: Ideally, I should be. Azulia again? Shall we try another place, kind of bored of Azulia? Once I find out where I will be staying (I hope this is ok, you pedant :-) ), I will let you know. On a totally unrelated note, I wonder how to add a smiley inside parenthesis. I sure hope I did it right. --Venkat -- srs (blackberry)
