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Win7 "speaks" Indian English

  • Thread starter Percival P. Cassidy
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Percival P. Cassidy

Flightless Bird
The error message from the backup utility is that the drive "is not
having enough space" rather than "does not have enough space" -- typical
Indian English.

Perce -- not complaining: merely commenting
 
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Grenou

Flightless Bird
I would imagine that's American English, not Indian English which really is
English English :)

Grenou

"Percival P. Cassidy" <Nobody@NotMyISP.net> wrote in message
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> The error message from the backup utility is that the drive "is not having
> enough space" rather than "does not have enough space" -- typical Indian
> English.
>
> Perce -- not complaining: merely commenting
 
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Peter Foldes

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And what does this have to do with Windows 7

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"Percival P. Cassidy" <Nobody@NotMyISP.net> wrote in message
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> The error message from the backup utility is that the drive "is not having enough
> space" rather than "does not have enough space" -- typical Indian English.
>
> Perce -- not complaining: merely commenting
 
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Seth

Flightless Bird
"Percival P. Cassidy" <Nobody@NotMyISP.net> wrote in message
news:hsc0mo$p6g$1@news.eternal-september.org...
> The error message from the backup utility is that the drive "is not having
> enough space" rather than "does not have enough space" -- typical Indian
> English.



Does the "OK" button actually say "Do the needful"?
 
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housetrained

Flightless Bird
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Internet Providings plc
PO Box 5783
Calcutta
India


"Percival P. Cassidy" <Nobody@NotMyISP.net> wrote in message
news:hsc0mo$p6g$1@news.eternal-september.org...
> The error message from the backup utility is that the drive "is not having
> enough space" rather than "does not have enough space" -- typical Indian
> English.
>
> Perce -- not complaining: merely commenting
 
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Thip

Flightless Bird
"Percival P. Cassidy" <Nobody@NotMyISP.net> wrote in message
news:hsc0mo$p6g$1@news.eternal-september.org...
> The error message from the backup utility is that the drive "is not having
> enough space" rather than "does not have enough space" -- typical Indian
> English.
>
> Perce -- not complaining: merely commenting


You're all NUTS and I thank you for it. I needed a laugh today. :)
 
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Tom Lake

Flightless Bird
"Percival P. Cassidy" <Nobody@NotMyISP.net> wrote in message
news:hsc0mo$p6g$1@news.eternal-september.org...
> The error message from the backup utility is that the drive "is not having enough space"
> rather than "does not have enough space" -- typical Indian English.
>
> Perce -- not complaining: merely commenting


Sounds perfectly reasonable to me! 8^)
Oh you meant the *other* kind of Indian!
(Don't call Mohawks "Native Americans" They hate that. They're Indians!)

Tom Lake
St. Regis Mohawk Tribe
Akwesasne
 
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Frank

Flightless Bird
On 5/14/2010 11:42 AM, Tom Lake wrote:
>
> "Percival P. Cassidy" <Nobody@NotMyISP.net> wrote in message
> news:hsc0mo$p6g$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>> The error message from the backup utility is that the drive "is not
>> having enough space" rather than "does not have enough space" --
>> typical Indian English.
>>
>> Perce -- not complaining: merely commenting

>
> Sounds perfectly reasonable to me! 8^)
> Oh you meant the *other* kind of Indian!
> (Don't call Mohawks "Native Americans" They hate that. They're Indians!)


Hahaha...that's funny! So the Italian was right when he named you
"Indians"! That means it took you about 10,000 years and a lost Italian
to know what you were!
Amazing!
>
> Tom Lake
> St. Regis Mohawk Tribe
> Akwesasne
 
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