tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post8618893303476073488..comments2024-03-28T10:33:39.051-07:00Comments on Horror Movie A Day: Hell's Ground (2007)BChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06480847497966171794noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post-48027488368379167422008-09-15T21:50:00.000-07:002008-09-15T21:50:00.000-07:00it is fascinating how urban Hindi and Urdu have ev...it is fascinating how urban Hindi and Urdu have evolved for the sake of utility more than anything else. Language never stays static and here in India & Pak especially in the cities, English is slowly gaining the upper hand. All the more interesting when people who dont know English at all still use english words becuase they have actually become part of his own local language. The other point is that as new inventions and new technology requires new names, all these names are being adopted in English and there is no Hindi or Urdu counterpart. For example the word "download" will also be the same in Urdu and in Hindi....so, slowly very slowly, the classic Urdu and Hindi is being eroded by the utility of everyday English. Certain English words have derived their own local meanings and context. The question is, has this merging of utility based english not made similar inroads in Latin America or is street talk in the cities still pure spanish?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com