I met a linguist recently, she specializes in English and teaches non-native speakers of the language. We discussed the difficulties of learning a language as an adult and she politely corrected my pronunciation of certain words.
I handed her the menu at the Indian restaurant and let her make a mockery of simple words in Hindi with amusing results (for me.)
Isn't it strange how the "Indian accent" cops so much flak? For most of us, English is our second or third language and I think we do pretty well.
Hey, how cool would it be if Slum Dog Millionaire scores a few Oscars? Fantastic movie. Forget the talk of the West exploiting commercial agenda, it's a good movie and deserves credit.
