Spoken english produces very funny jokes, especially when an Indian with little knowledge of english delivers it. All indian languages are spoken the way it is written. So the attempt by a person who knows no english is to translate the exact words as it is spoken in the Indian language, into English and this [...]

This is the transcript of an actual radio conversation of a U.S. naval ship with Canadian authorities off the coast of Newfoundland in October, 1995. Radio conversation released by the Chief of Naval Operations 10-10-95. Americans: “Please divert your course 15 degrees to the North to avoid a collision.” Canadians: “Recommend you divert your course [...]

The UN conducted a worldwide survey. The only question asked was, “Would you please give your honest opinion about solutions to the food shortage in the rest of the world?” The survey was a huge failure. In Africa, they didn’t know what ‘food’ meant. In India, they didn’t know what ‘honest’ meant. In Europe, they [...]

A Sardarji had just come out of a Spoken English course which had promised to teach him speak english in 30 days. Sardarji was very happy and wanted to start speaking english straight away. The evening, he along with his wife and son had to go to a party and the Sardarji decided that this [...]