On Fri, Jul 13, 2012 at 10:58 AM, Srini RamaKrishnan <che...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Fri, Jul 13, 2012 at 3:42 PM, Eugen Leitl <eu...@leitl.org> wrote: >> So I was going through this link. While I know that 'do the needful' and >> 'revert back' are wrong usages even though it's common here, I was surprised >> that a lot of other words are considered antiquated too. Could you 'do the >> needful' and let me know if these words/phrases are indeed not used elsewhere > > Am I the only one who groaned like I could hear nails scratching on a > chalkboard? I quickly scrolled down to the bottom needing no more of > that. > > I am perplexed at my strong negative reaction and snobbery, language > isn't really anything more than a vehicle to convey ideas at the end > of the day.
Yeah, but language is also a mechanism for conveying group membership signals. It requires conscious effort not to pay attention to them. We are hierarchy-obsessed primates after all. Andre
