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    The document discusses how several common words and phrases in the English language originated from Indian languages, including Hindi and Tamil. It provides examples of words like "prepone", "mind-blasting", "do the needful", "rowdy sheeter", and "kindly adjust" that were adopted from Indian languages into British English. The document also includes exercises for readers to learn definitions of the words and complete a multiple choice quiz testing their knowledge of other Indian-influenced words in English.

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    The document discusses how several common words and phrases in the English language originated from Indian languages, including Hindi and Tamil. It provides examples of words like "prepone", "mind-blasting", "do the needful", "rowdy sheeter", and "kindly adjust" that were adopted from Indian languages into British English. The document also includes exercises for readers to learn definitions of the words and complete a multiple choice quiz testing their knowledge of other Indian-influenced words in English.

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    Indian Words in The English Language: 1. Prepone 2. Mind-Blasting 3. Do The Needful 4. Rowdy Sheeter 5. Kindly Adjust

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    The document discusses how several common words and phrases in the English language originated from Indian languages, including Hindi and Tamil. It provides examples of words like "prepone", "mind-blasting", "do the needful", "rowdy sheeter", and "kindly adjust" that were adopted from Indian languages into British English. The document also includes exercises for readers to learn definitions of the words and complete a multiple choice quiz testing their knowledge of other Indian-influenced words in English.

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    INDIAN WORDS IN THE

    ENGLISH LANGUAGE
    Conquer British English

    1. Prepone
    2. Mind-blasting
    3. Do the needful
    4. Rowdy Sheeter
    5. Kindly Adjust
    Conquer British English

    EXERCISE 1
    After watching the video, fill
    in the definition of each
    word/phrase
    PREPONE

    MIND-BLASTING

    DO THE NEEDFUL

    ROWDY SHEETER

    KINDLY ADJUST
    Conquer British English

    EXERCISE 2
    Try this multiple choice quiz

    Q1) It is debated that the word 'cash' originated from which language?

    A - Hindi
    B - Tamil
    C - Latin
    D - Urdu

    Q2) What does etymology mean?

    A - the study of the origin of words


    B - the study of human behaviour
    C - the study of idioms and metaphors
    D - the study of slang words

    Q3) What is a catamaran?

    A - A large building
    B - An animal found in South America and Mexico
    C - A boat
    D - A piece of traditional clothing

    Q4) What is a bungalow?

    A - A home with two floors


    B - A home with one floor only
    C - A semi-detached home
    D - a small apartment

    ANSWERS
    Q4 - B
    Q3 - C
    Q2 - A
    Q1 - B
    Conquer British English

    EXERCISE 3
    WORD SEARCH
    Conquer British English

    ANSWERS

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