Comments on: POLL – “Minglish” for Official Language http://www.umarpirzada.com/blog/2008/12/27/poll-minglish-for-official-language/ Wed, 07 Dec 2011 03:56:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Syed Tayyab Ali http://www.umarpirzada.com/blog/2008/12/27/poll-minglish-for-official-language/#comment-4178 Syed Tayyab Ali Sat, 16 May 2009 17:20:56 +0000 http://www.umarpirzada.com/blog/?p=522#comment-4178 @UTP: But what is the way to add it in the list of official language? @UTP: But what is the way to add it in the list of official language?

]]> By: utp http://www.umarpirzada.com/blog/2008/12/27/poll-minglish-for-official-language/#comment-2225 utp Sat, 03 Jan 2009 18:20:14 +0000 http://www.umarpirzada.com/blog/?p=522#comment-2225 @joie - see...I knew it...thats why the post...most bloggers like this language and readers dont mind either...so did you vote? @joie – see…I knew it…thats why the post…most bloggers like this language and readers dont mind either…so did you vote?

]]> By: joie http://www.umarpirzada.com/blog/2008/12/27/poll-minglish-for-official-language/#comment-2212 joie Fri, 02 Jan 2009 15:53:44 +0000 http://www.umarpirzada.com/blog/?p=522#comment-2212 he he Yeahh minglish is a the easiest way to connect with all readers.. Sometimes its d best way to express...Some words from slang...which actually have no form to express... I do prefer to write in minglish at times. he he
Yeahh minglish is a the easiest way to connect with all readers..
Sometimes its d best way to express…Some words from slang…which actually have no form to express…
I do prefer to write in minglish at times.

]]> By: utp http://www.umarpirzada.com/blog/2008/12/27/poll-minglish-for-official-language/#comment-2186 utp Tue, 30 Dec 2008 16:37:47 +0000 http://www.umarpirzada.com/blog/?p=522#comment-2186 @churningthewordmill - OH YES...well minglish is the general form of anything mixed with English...hinglish works as well I suppose...havent heard of that one before though... @specs - conlang? @churningthewordmill – OH YES…well minglish is the general form of anything mixed with English…hinglish works as well I suppose…havent heard of that one before though…

@specs – conlang?

]]> By: Specs http://www.umarpirzada.com/blog/2008/12/27/poll-minglish-for-official-language/#comment-2181 Specs Tue, 30 Dec 2008 14:00:17 +0000 http://www.umarpirzada.com/blog/?p=522#comment-2181 I would like to be a master of <b>conlang</b>! Minglish is what we would call 'necessary but not sufficient' I like the idea, though, LOL :) I would like to be a master of conlang! Minglish is what we would call ‘necessary but not sufficient’

I like the idea, though, LOL :)

]]> By: churningthewordmill http://www.umarpirzada.com/blog/2008/12/27/poll-minglish-for-official-language/#comment-2180 churningthewordmill Tue, 30 Dec 2008 05:26:53 +0000 http://www.umarpirzada.com/blog/?p=522#comment-2180 so there is minglish too? i only knew of hinglish which is a mix of hindi and english... im not really for making it an official language...btw, i voted on ur poll. mandira so there is minglish too? i only knew of hinglish which is a mix of hindi and english… im not really for making it an official language…btw, i voted on ur poll.
mandira

]]> By: utp http://www.umarpirzada.com/blog/2008/12/27/poll-minglish-for-official-language/#comment-2171 utp Sun, 28 Dec 2008 12:41:16 +0000 http://www.umarpirzada.com/blog/?p=522#comment-2171 @daanish - well I am trying out POLLS...so appreciate if you drop your vote there....on the sidebar or the POLLS page... @zambeel - hmm...I think that makes sense as well...maybe we could come up with something absolutely new is what I had in mind...but yes...the originality will go....TRUE... @afaque - you speak like my dad...but yeah...you are right in your own way... @lareine - WOW!!! You amaze me....are you one of those students in universities who just have to do research on the slightest of things? hehehe...I do get the feeling... I think however I do get your point where the issues would occur....which language takes over which would remain the issue...however I still believe, its such a casual language that people don't think too much about grammar and stuff with it...u just have to make sense to the other person... @saadat - hmm...I got a feeling of vague agreement in your comment heheh...mr denial... @lubz - that makes 3 of us now...the polls...however do not reflect that... @daanish – well I am trying out POLLS…so appreciate if you drop your vote there….on the sidebar or the POLLS page…

@zambeel – hmm…I think that makes sense as well…maybe we could come up with something absolutely new is what I had in mind…but yes…the originality will go….TRUE…

@afaque – you speak like my dad…but yeah…you are right in your own way…

@lareine – WOW!!! You amaze me….are you one of those students in universities who just have to do research on the slightest of things? hehehe…I do get the feeling…

I think however I do get your point where the issues would occur….which language takes over which would remain the issue…however I still believe, its such a casual language that people don’t think too much about grammar and stuff with it…u just have to make sense to the other person…

@saadat – hmm…I got a feeling of vague agreement in your comment heheh…mr denial…

@lubz – that makes 3 of us now…the polls…however do not reflect that…

]]> By: lubz http://www.umarpirzada.com/blog/2008/12/27/poll-minglish-for-official-language/#comment-2159 lubz Sat, 27 Dec 2008 14:02:36 +0000 http://www.umarpirzada.com/blog/?p=522#comment-2159 I vouch for the minglish too..why limiting your blog to just one lingo?? I vouch for the minglish too..why limiting your blog to just one lingo??

]]> By: Saadat http://www.umarpirzada.com/blog/2008/12/27/poll-minglish-for-official-language/#comment-2158 Saadat Sat, 27 Dec 2008 11:17:44 +0000 http://www.umarpirzada.com/blog/?p=522#comment-2158 Oops, I screwed up with the link in the previous comment. My apologies; please correct it. Oops, I screwed up with the link in the previous comment. My apologies; please correct it.

]]> By: Saadat http://www.umarpirzada.com/blog/2008/12/27/poll-minglish-for-official-language/#comment-2157 Saadat Sat, 27 Dec 2008 11:16:14 +0000 http://www.umarpirzada.com/blog/?p=522#comment-2157 At the risk of sounding too much of a prude who can't see the lighter side of things, let me disagree with your idea. I have used Urdu (and on some rare occasions, even Punjabi) words and phrases in my blog posts. In fact, some of my earliest blog readers liked the very thing about my writing, though I was certainly not the first to do it. Injecting Urdu words within an English passage may be done for several reasons: it can be humour; it can be used for explaining/emphasizing a certain thing or concept; or it can be used because, if translated, it would lose its flavour. Now take a closer look at the above reasons. They deal more with how you are <em>expressing</em> things, or the overall <em>effect</em> of the things being narrated. They have, to the best of my knowledge, very little to do with language. (OK, fine, languages ARE used for expressing things, but I hope you can understand the difference.) Arabic speakers may mix English words in their sentences. An Englishman might use some French to convey his point. And heck, even while speaking Urdu, we mostly use English words. (Self-quiz: Do you use the word '<em>waqt</em>' instead of 'time'?) Also, as Lareine noted above, sorting out the grammar of Minglish will not be an easy job. If, in return, it is argued that a grammar is not needed for Minglish, then I am afraid it can't be a language. A language always has a grammar. :) Take a look at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constructed_language" rel="nofollow">this link</a>, though. You might find it interesting. Oh, and your polls page is displaying your previous poll. At the risk of sounding too much of a prude who can’t see the lighter side of things, let me disagree with your idea.

I have used Urdu (and on some rare occasions, even Punjabi) words and phrases in my blog posts. In fact, some of my earliest blog readers liked the very thing about my writing, though I was certainly not the first to do it. Injecting Urdu words within an English passage may be done for several reasons: it can be humour; it can be used for explaining/emphasizing a certain thing or concept; or it can be used because, if translated, it would lose its flavour.

Now take a closer look at the above reasons. They deal more with how you are expressing things, or the overall effect of the things being narrated. They have, to the best of my knowledge, very little to do with language. (OK, fine, languages ARE used for expressing things, but I hope you can understand the difference.) Arabic speakers may mix English words in their sentences. An Englishman might use some French to convey his point. And heck, even while speaking Urdu, we mostly use English words. (Self-quiz: Do you use the word ‘waqt‘ instead of ‘time’?)

Also, as Lareine noted above, sorting out the grammar of Minglish will not be an easy job. If, in return, it is argued that a grammar is not needed for Minglish, then I am afraid it can’t be a language. A language always has a grammar. :)

Take a look at this link, though. You might find it interesting.

Oh, and your polls page is displaying your previous poll.

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