Hinglish gains respectability

Last week, the home ministry decided to permit the use of English words in the notes that officials wrote in their files. To me, that sounded like “advantage: English”. The circular laid down a condition that was even more curious. English words should be written in Devanagari script. The sound system of English and the Devanagari script do not make a good match. Try writing Kozhikode in Devanagari. “Marathon” written in Devanagari reads “my ra dhan”. Release and result will be written as “releaj” and “rejult”.

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