Musing #1
Self-promotion seems to be the keyword these days....not everyone can do it well, me neither but learning the tricks from co-writers and friends....
Americanization of The Queen's English: Cool or Plain Lazy?
It is one of the most well-known facts of history -Great Britain colonized more than half of the world in between the 16th and the 20th century. Amongst others, America won its war of independence in 1783 after a bloodied battle and India managed to push forth its independence almost two centuries later-in the year 1947 after years of oppression and failed rebellions. But what is the one common factor in these two erstwhile British colonies – now the largest democracies of the world which are miles apart - the one legacy that the British left behind for all its colonies- their language- English. Do we really need to discuss the importance of the English language? I gather not, as everybody is aware that English is THE language used in most businesses/ trades and official matters across the world. The importance of English has grown manifold with the opening of boundaries, freeing up of trade between nations and even more with the advent of the Internet. But in the...
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