Thursday, October 28, 2004

Hinglish As She is Written

This is a faithful reproduction of a letter that inadvertently found its way to me

Dear Sir,
We trust you received our letter of despite postal non-service outlook.
We do understand that you would have been busy with other matters regarding the occasion. So we chose to send a reminder.
We are authorized video, photographers of xxxxxxxxxx (name withheld).
We look forward to covering your family’s special occasion, in celluloid.
Now, we request you to contact on phone, or in person to ensure that proper filmic record of the occasion is obtained.
As soon as we are contacted by you we can make you an offer or give you demo so that between you customer, and us the film/video recorders of events proper mutuality is obtained.
FREE SPECIAL OFFER FOR THE OCCATION, we are newly Introducing the CCTV, TV Relay in 29” Flat TV on the time of Wedding video Coverage. It will attract the Guest very much the hall will show like Cinema Theatre
May we look forward to an early call from you.
Assuring you of our good services.
We remain,
Yours truly,
Xxxxxxx

Hey Lizzie, anytime you need a Royal English teacher for your Royal great grand kids, give us a call

This is not a figment of my imagination you faithless creatures. If there are enough requests, I’ll scan it and put it up here some time later in life.

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2 Comments:

Blogger vikraman said...

..thats not too amusing. Infact, I appreciate XXX company's idea of writting in English since that's the only way to communcate to a lot of ppl who consider a forgein language (in which they themselves are not good at) better than their regional ones.

I was browing thru the blogs and i found the following to be the interests of a person who HAILS FROM CHENNAI

Favorite Movies
oh wow..let's see godfather scent of a woman gladiator troy james bond flicks jackie chan too and a whole lot more..

Favorite Music
the beatles paul simon eagles direstraits coldplay frank sinatra elvis buddy holly the beach boys alanis morisette matchbox 20 creed 3 doors down third eye blind mozart and a whole bunch more...

and a punch line from me : " ADANGUNGADA DEI.."

7:20 PM  
Blogger Antimatter said...

Does'nt change the fact that its funny.

2:20 AM  

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