Guest guest Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 >It might be useful for the BBT style compilers, and others of us >also, to have a list of Indian words that are now in English >dictionaries. There are many more than there were a generation ago. >Anyone? Whether a word is in the dictionary is not our only criterion for whether a word has "entered English." A word may be in the dictionary and still not have entered common usage. And, anyway, whether a word has entered common usage is not the only determinant for how the BBT treats it. >Another suggestion: 'amid' rather than 'amidst'. Sometimes "amidst" works better. To my ear, all the examples below (from the OED) sound better than they would with "amid." "And died amidst a circle of friends." "Amidst the fumes of tobacco." "Amidst the funeral rites, the soldered coffin had been opened." The OED says, "There is a tendency to use amidst more distributively than amid, e.g. of things scattered about, or a thing moving, in the midst of others." Hare Krsna. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.