Monthly Archives: August 2006

Thank God the Pakistanis are doing their bit for the War on Terror! – From a Malaysian paper

I’d been hearing a lot about the way a particular scientist at my Institute speaks, and as an amateur linguist, I’m always fascinated by the choices people (and groups of people) make about syntax. Sometimes the choice of syntax can … Continue reading →

Googlism for Aditya: aditya is confused as he is attracted to shamli but has not thought of marriage & at the same time doesn not know prerna yet she seems to have everything that [plot of Ekta Kapoor serial?!] aditya … Continue reading →

Googlisms for Tamal: tamal is corn [I think they were going for corny]tamal is wrapped in papatla husks [A straitjacket would be more effective]tamal is the main murder suspect in srila prabhupada’s poisoning [Say two Hail Marys Hare Krishnas]tamal is … Continue reading →

Bumped into googlism.com. Spooky how accurate these things can be! Here’s a run down of googlisms of me and some friends. Me: rohan is cool [Duh!] rohan is a handsome 7 [Again… can’t argue with that!] rohan is the leader … Continue reading →