Understanding South Indians Speaking English
Southies (Indians) have a way of adding "aaa" at the end of many sentences.
going-aaa?
you want-aaa?
Northies find this extremely funny, and some get the urge to kill because the "aaa" has a sing-song nature to it.
Here is a little linguistic knowledge DP would like to bestow upon our readers.
So the South Indians that add the sing-song "aaa" at the and of words are mostly Tamilians.
Dear readers from Delhi and further north.
This might come to you as a rude surprise but all of the south of India is not Madras any more.
Really we kid you not. ("You didn't knew?")
It used to be, but then the government decided to split it up into a bunch of smaller states so they could fight with each other.
So yeah, Tamilans are people from the state of Tamil Nadu. It's capital was Madras - which used to be all of South India.
Right, getting back...
"aaa" in Tamil apparently is used when you ask a question.
In English, if we have a declarative sentence :
In Tamil, however, you would simply add "-aaa" to the noun to make it a question.
So, "going-aa?" means "are you going?"
you "want-aa?" means "do you want?"
This should help the North understand the South a little more now.
(More than help understand, it would help them mock the said Southies better)
If you mock saying something like:
Do you want to look like a retard? Guess not.
Do it right! Good Luck.
going-aaa?
you want-aaa?
Northies find this extremely funny, and some get the urge to kill because the "aaa" has a sing-song nature to it.
Here is a little linguistic knowledge DP would like to bestow upon our readers.
So the South Indians that add the sing-song "aaa" at the and of words are mostly Tamilians.
Dear readers from Delhi and further north.
This might come to you as a rude surprise but all of the south of India is not Madras any more.
Really we kid you not. ("You didn't knew?")
It used to be, but then the government decided to split it up into a bunch of smaller states so they could fight with each other.
So yeah, Tamilans are people from the state of Tamil Nadu. It's capital was Madras - which used to be all of South India.
Right, getting back...
"aaa" in Tamil apparently is used when you ask a question.
In English, if we have a declarative sentence :
This is a apple.Its interrogative form would be:
Is this an apple?Hindi works in a similar manner, using the word "kya" at the start.
In Tamil, however, you would simply add "-aaa" to the noun to make it a question.
apple-aaa?The above would mean - Is it apple?
So, "going-aa?" means "are you going?"
you "want-aa?" means "do you want?"
This should help the North understand the South a little more now.
(More than help understand, it would help them mock the said Southies better)
If you mock saying something like:
Whats up-aa?Then you are going sound like that idiot Shah Rukh Khan trying to do Quick Gun Murugan in that movie.
Rascal-aa?
Do you want to look like a retard? Guess not.
Do it right! Good Luck.
Indian Word : Means
This is an Indian English User's Guide for the usage of the word - means
How this word is pronounced - mins
Usages of this word could be as follows:
1) Used instead of the word - meaning
I will paint the wall. Means, I will get the paint and paint the wall by the evening.This sentence translates to :
I will paint the wall. Meaning, I will get the paint and paint the wall by the evening.
2) Used instead of the phrase - What do you mean by that
Ram: It's not you, its me.This conversation translates to :
Shyam : Means?
Ram: It's not you, its me.
Shyam : What do you mean by that?
Birth Order Of Superheros
Here is the order in which the various super heroes, heroines and villains graced us with their presence
1938
April
Superman
1939
May
Batman
1940
April
Robin Lex Luthor
May
Catwoman
1941
March
Captain America
October
Scare Crow
December
Wonder Woman
Penguin
1959
March
Flash
October
Green Lantern
1961
November
Fantastic Four
1962
May
The Incredible Hulk
July
Dr Doom
Aug
Spiderman
Thor
October
Loki
1963
March
Iron Man
July
Dr Octopus
September
Sandman
Professor X and Magneto
X-Men First Class (Cyclops, Jean Grey, Beast, IceMan)
November
Lizard
1964
Feb
Electro
1965
April
Green Goblin
1966
June
Poison Ivy
1967
July
King Pin
1970
November
Darkseid
1971
June
Ra's Al Ghul
1974
November
Wolverine
1975
May
Storm
October
Joker
1977
August
Sabretooth
1984
May
Venom
1992
Nov
Doomsday
1993
January
Bane
September
Harley Quinn
Sesame, Idiots!
Where should we start on this one...
We all know about Ali Baba and the 40 thieves.
So what does Ali Baba say in front of that magical cave to get it to open?
A jackass (most people) would say : OPEN SESAME!
Have you wondered why is it that when Ali asks a plant to open up, a giant rock wall opens instead?
Well it's not SESAME, its SEZ ME.
OPEN SEZ ME (Open, I say).
Further more, looks like Sesame Street folks may have done the exact same Jackassness, unless they too were in love with the plant and wanted to make a show in honour of it.
In India, Ali Baba's word became Sim-Sim in the North and See-Same in the South.
Do not ask why, we at DP are still looking for the person who came up with these words.
We will update our readers when we get a hold of any one from that family line.
In India, Sesame Street set up a Hindi version of their show.
Guess what they called it?
Gali Gali, Sim Sim (Gali meaning Street)
Talk about compounding a mistake and sending it across the world!
PS: We still love Elmo and are not planning on taking him out... calm down.
We all know about Ali Baba and the 40 thieves.
So what does Ali Baba say in front of that magical cave to get it to open?
A jackass (most people) would say : OPEN SESAME!
Have you wondered why is it that when Ali asks a plant to open up, a giant rock wall opens instead?
Well it's not SESAME, its SEZ ME.
OPEN SEZ ME (Open, I say).
Further more, looks like Sesame Street folks may have done the exact same Jackassness, unless they too were in love with the plant and wanted to make a show in honour of it.
In India, Ali Baba's word became Sim-Sim in the North and See-Same in the South.
Do not ask why, we at DP are still looking for the person who came up with these words.
We will update our readers when we get a hold of any one from that family line.
In India, Sesame Street set up a Hindi version of their show.
Guess what they called it?
Gali Gali, Sim Sim (Gali meaning Street)
Talk about compounding a mistake and sending it across the world!
PS: We still love Elmo and are not planning on taking him out... calm down.
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