Eugene Correia eugene.corr...@gmail.com wrote:
Read JC's link and the points raised therein.
BTW, Nehru was very, very good at EnglishYou 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
JC, In which mainstream dictionary is Paki included as a non-slur
word? Wictionary defines it as a offensive, racial slur in Canada and
the US. So keep in mind that it could be used in a Times of India
headline without the same offensive sentiments. For example: There's
something about Paki men
Frederick Noronha fredericknoro...@gmail.com wrote:
[1] JC, In which mainstream dictionary is Paki included as a non-slur
word? Wictionary defines it as a offensive, racial slur in Canada and
the US.
[2] You are arguing in circles when you say: Those who do not get it at
this stage will
Why 'Goanese' is incidentally a puzzle, since when speaking English, they
refer to themselves, and are referred to by other Indians, as *Goans;* so
that the
word 'Goanese' is now in many ways a term of opprobrium, descriptive only of
the employment of Goans in European domestic service.
So
Mervyn, We are back on one of Goanet's favourite subjects!
The Brits were obviously describing the Goans in English *before* the Goans
themselves (or other Indians) used that language to describe themselves.
(Prior to the Portuguese, I suspect it was caste identities which were more
important
Eugene Correia wrote: I think Goanese is right, just as Burmese.
I do not remember the exact explanation why the use of Goanese is
grammatically sound. It has to do with phonetics, and, I believe, with the
of the last word n. Any grammarians (not pop grammarians variety) who
could expand on
Aw gee... now with JC in this discussion (after his Februarical), we should
have enough entertainment for a month of Sundays! FN
PS: Of all the travellers to Goa, who left accounts of what they
encountered, would you agree that Sir Richard Burton was probably the most
racist?
On 23 February 2011
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
We have often raised howls of protests about the Brits (and some
others) calling us Goanese. My belief is that this is just out of
ignorance, and not meant as an insult (much like Kanarese, in the days
of yore).
But, as one repeatedly encounters, the Goa media often describes the
British/English
Check old issues of Goa Today and the subject of whether the use of
Goanese is well explained. I think Goanese is right, just as Burmese.
I do not remember the exact explanation why the use of Goanese is
grammatically sound. It has to do with phonetics, and, I believe, with the
of the last word
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In the US too we are referred to by most either verbally or in print as
'Goanese'. This stems from ignorance and not from any other reason as they
do not know any better. Those who know the community well always refer to
them as Goans. I fully agree with FN when he concludes saying 'simply a
From: Michael Ali mikeal...@aol.com
To: goanet@lists.goanet.org
Sent: Mon, 23 November, 2009 6:57:59 PM
Subject: [Goanet] Goan/Goanese
Furthermore, in French, a person from Pakistan is not Pakistani but
Pakistanese.
I too was surprised as being addressed as such by a Frenchman once
Hi all you thoroughbred Goans!
I think someone did mention that the Aglo-Indians from India called Goans,
Goanese.
Rightly so; 'Anglo-Indians from Australia still call Goans, Goanese.
This is either because:
1. They we told so by their elders, and so it went on until this day.
or 2. They just
Victor Rangel-Ribeiro vrangel...@aol.com wrote:
Ms. Alda Figueiredo what on earth led her to use the
term Goanese? The term was applied to us disparagingly by
outsiders Now, a century later, it is used by one of us?
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:33:54 -0500
From: J.
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