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Comment by thisisit

2 years ago

Indian dialect is derived from the colonial English. So, lot of words and usage can be found in British English.

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ciceryadam  2 years ago

I don't think that most of Brits are "doing the needful". Indian English has plenty of expressions that are exclusive to India.

  • Rinzler89  2 years ago

    Pretty sure "why did you redeem it?!" is a British English slang from the victorian era :)

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