Adil Najam
A friend sent these to me as examples of Pinglish. Supposedly, they are examples of actual language used in letters and applications of various types. Even if they are not real, they are funny.
A candidate’s application:
“This has reference to your advertisement calling for a ‘typist and an accountant–Male or Female’… As I am both for the past several years and I can handle both, I am applying for the post.”An employee applied for leave as follows:
“Since I have to go to my village to sell my land along with my wife, please sanction me one-week leave.”Student writing to headmaster:
“As I am studying in this school I am suffering from headache. I request you to leave me today.”Student writing to teacher:
“I am suffering from fever, please declare holiday to the school.”Letter to boss, requesting leave:
“As my Mother-in-law has expired and I am responsible for it, please grant me 10 days leave.”Opening line in a letter to a friend:
“I am well here and hope you are also in the same well.”
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Def. Pin-glish. For our purpose we will define Pinglish as a particualr variety of ‘Pakistani English’ which emerges when (a) English words are mixed with words of a Pakistani language (usually, but not solely, Urdu); or (b) an English sentence is constructed through the direct and exact translation of a thought in a Pakistani language and in the syntax of the latter, or vice versa; or (c) formal English is made even more uncomfortably formal by merging with the formality of Urdu idiom; or (d) Words in English and any Pakistani language are purposely and purposefully amalgamated for effect; or (e) any other way in which English is ‘Pakistanized’.
(Repost: Originally posted on June 22, 2006)
few other gems..
1. Aatucmatuc for Automatic.
2. Geniean for Genuiune.
3. Pincil for Pencil.
4. Krunt for Current (electricity)
5. Blueberrian / Strawberrian for Blueberries/ Strawberries (this one I used my self..it’s more convenient ;-)
“oye yar, kaloni may nai “roadain” bun rahi hain
Perhaps the oldest one is “Phulthroo” pherna. (Pull through)
And then we have rata for (rote).
The daily dose of pinglish which we get from “The News”. The following excerpts are from today’s edition only. Most of the contributions are from “our” Lahore correspondents.
Neelam Jabbar Chaudhry said the welfare centres would be established at the villages with a population of 3,000 people
(welfare centre or the village?)
she said, adding that the provincial health department was providing services regarding family welfare through 1,497 family welfare centres, 117 mobile service units, 2,604 mail mobilisers, 54 birth centres and a large number of the LHWs.
(is it mail mobilisers or male mobilisers)
Punjab Secretary Population Welfare Yousaf Nasim Khokhar said the population growth rate could not be reduced as required that?s why the department had appointed mail mobilisers at the level of union councils.
Experts are of the view that smoky vehicles on urban roads are polluting the environment, which is a major contributing factor in the spread of viral diseases (environment , pollution or the vehicles )
He asked coalition partners to share the burden of prevailing crises and not just the government
Saying the PPP had been given the rule under a conspiracy as multiple crises had been unleashed upon the newly-elected government
He criticized the international monetary institutions saying the economy would be in a mess until foreign institutions controlled it (until???)
Manzoor also criticized the dual policies of the PML-N, saying if the PML-Q forward block supported the PML-N government in Punjab then it was considered a right course but on the other hand if PML-Q supported the PPP then hue and cry was raised against the PPP
Earlier, senior minister Raja Riaz in his speech said the country still existed on world
ever heard people saying FUSSCLASS in urdu!!! when it actually is First class!
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