Every language has developed its own characteristic
ways of expressing. The other day, I was feeling drowsy, and was in a state of
reverie. Suddenly, a striking paradox flashed in my mind. Two OPPOSITE words
could be used to describe the same phenomenon! In Kannada, a regional language
of South India, we use the phrase, “nidde bardithay.” It means, “Sleep is COMING.” On the other
hand, the antonym of ‘come’, ‘go’ is also used when I want to sleep. I say, “nidde
hogthini” which means, “I am GOING to sleep”! Two opposite verbs are used to
convey the same meaning. Similar expressions can be found in most Indian
languages. I am curious to see if my Western readers can quote similar
expressions in their languages.
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Monday, November 12, 2012
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Edit and Sweat
I am declaring this, Sury’s Law of Editing. Every
time you open your manuscript, and review it, you will invariably find a
mistake. This law holds good whether you type it, or whether you get it typed
by somebody else. I edited my novel eight times before publication. The moment
I eagerly opened the printed book – damn it, I espied a mistake!
Monday, October 29, 2012
Bizaare News
Bizarre news.
“Sapling found in man’s lungs
“I blinked three times and thought I was seeing things.” An Izhvesk surgeon told the daily paper, Pravda
18thapril2002) Deccan Chronicle, "yuck factor'
Maid mixes menstrual blood in food
HongKong; An Indinesian maid has appeared in a HongKong court accused of adding menstrual blood to her employer's food in an effort to improve their stormy relationship......etc.
as reported in The Standard newspaper.
In some southeast Asian cultures, menstrual blood is thought to have special power, the paper said.
Comments - By god, what will we have next?
3)Indian Express, 18th April, 2009, Vizag
"Youth kills farhet for not voting for Chiru"
part excerpt
"In a bizarre incident a 23 year old ardent fan of megastar Ciranjeevi reportedly killed his 55 year old fatherfor not voting in favour of PRP party in the just concluded first phase of elections at Archaiapet vikkage in Mankavaram mandal...."
Deccan Chronicle, 10th May, 2009 – page 13 bottom half, 3rd col.
“Man gives birth to remains of his twin”
“Former fire fighter had been carrying the embryo in his abdomen since he was born 30 years ago.”
“Iy was like something from Alien. I didn’t believe Gavin when he said something was coming out of his belly button until I saw him..”, the Sun quoted stunned GP Dr. Joe Santos
…”Then one said it could be my undeveloped identical twin that I absorbed at a very early stage.”, Gavin Hyatt said. “ PTI
***
Deccan Chronicle, 16thMay, 2009 – page 8, top, 1st col.
“26 year-old’..‘baby’baffles doctors”
Shilong, May 15th: A 26 year-old youth who looks like a toddler has baffled doctors in Meghalaya.
Jerly Lyngdoh is an adult trapped perhaps forever in a baby’s body and mind. Born on March 29, 1983 …has not grown beyond 84 cm …weighs 10 kg. He cannot talk…
J.Ryngdong, pediatrician of Ganesh Das Hospital said, “What is more intriguing is his inability to speak a single word….”
“The circumference of Jeryl’s head is equivalent to that of a child aged between nine months and one year….”
PTI
Sunday, October 28, 2012
The other day, I saw them drilling a bore well. The machine was drilling hundreds of feet
into the hard rocky earth. It was powered by compressed air. That
produced an imagery in my mind – about the power of compression.
Words, too when compressed have power! A long word,
when compressed, exhibits more power.
For example, ‘aggro’ connotes more meaning than
‘aggression’. Other examples:-
Ad for advertisement
Condo for condominium
Deli for delicatessen
Perp for perpetrator
Cat for catamaran,,, and so on. I will be adding
more to the list.
I would like to add my own concoction, ‘fant’ for
fantastic!
13.11.12
of course the primordial condensation; ad for advertisement. simply grand.
* perm
*info
*G/gen
*prez ( they have even the 'POTUS' - for The President of The United Syates!
*cop
13.11.12
of course the primordial condensation; ad for advertisement. simply grand.
* perm
*info
*G/gen
*prez ( they have even the 'POTUS' - for The President of The United Syates!
*cop
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