Is it a widespread behavior for multilingual speakers of english to get a more anglicized accent when talking to a native speaker? [more inside]
posted by Non Prosequitur on Aug 22, 2009 - 19 answers

What percentage of Indians speak English? [more inside]
posted by blue mustard on Mar 3, 2009 - 15 answers

Before I knew anything about India, I dated an Indian guy named Bitu (long i, long u: bee-too). I remember him telling me that it wasn't his real name, that it was a nickname and it meant 'son' in his language (or, possibly, 'sun'). I neglected to ask what language that was... and now I really want to know.
posted by bookish on Sep 17, 2008 - 8 answers

How do you say "Happy Maharashtra Day!" in Marathi? [more inside]
posted by mattbucher on Apr 30, 2008 - 3 answers

I'm looking for two Indian (Hindi?) words that mean "high quality" and "low quality" and were used, for example, during the Brittish Raj to describe building construction as first rate or second rate. [more inside]
posted by alms on Nov 12, 2006 - 7 answers