Do they just speak faster? Do the Indian words/pronunciation flow better/faster than English does? And they are simply trying to match the cadence?

  • @da_hooman_husky
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    I used to think they spoke English as a second language too but that isn’t always the case. Indian English is its own valid dialect and is a learned way of speaking as a first language. (Source - married an Indian, traveled India, seen some schools there, saw kids/family members studying, etc…)

    • Ð Greıt Þu̇mpkin
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      9 months ago

      Funnily enough, IIRC Anglo-Indians have recognized minority status and have their own special designated member of the Indian Parliament

    • @[email protected]
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      79 months ago

      That’s fair, I read the other comment about it actually being the common language throughout India which is interesting. I guess it’s just a more extreme version of the US/UK/AU English differences, we may differ over time, but should remain close enough to understand 99% of the time