English Language Accent complex

[bitter_reality]

@X2

its true but let me give yiu one example, in karachi the urdu dictionary board has a big sign that says urdu dictionary board both in urdu and english. Now I am a farangi yet even i know in urdu it should be somethign like idara-e-urdu lughat or isara e lughat e urdu.

I am not a stickler usually but the fact that it was the urdu dictionary board made it ironic.

anyway here are some old threads you may find interesting

http://www.paklinks.com/gs/culture-literature-linguistics/24861-desis-urdu-english-between-stuff.html

http://www.paklinks.com/gs/culture-literature-linguistics/24861-desis-urdu-english-between-stuff.html

it seems like you are going to the next phase in those discussions and looking at desis in the west..or east if we count australia

Very interesting threads, I am still reading it!..good one

and Yes I agree Lughat is proper urdu word that means same as dictionary in English!