Say it globally
Indian English, said for a global audience
Every phrase here is understood across India and is fine with Indian colleagues. When you're speaking to clients, interviewers or teammates abroad, a few of them can land differently. Each page gives the phrase that travels, why, and three lines to practise out loud.
Means something else abroad
Words everyone knows, used in a sense that listeners elsewhere read differently.
- “revert / revert back” I'll get back to you by the end of the day.
- “passed out (of college)” I graduated in 2020.
- “I have a doubt” I have a question about step three.
- “intimate (to inform)” Please let us know about any changes.
- “out of station” I'm out of town until Monday.
- “fresher” We're hiring recent graduates.
- “biodata” Please send your CV.
- “on the bench” I'm between projects right now.
- “hike (salary)” I got a 20% raise.
Not used outside South Asia
Clear in India, puzzling to someone who hasn't heard them before.
- “prepone” Can we bring the meeting forward to 3?
- “do the needful” Could you please take care of this?
- “updation / upgradation” The records still need updating.
- “PFA (please find attached)” I've attached the report.
- “lakh and crore” The project costs 20 million rupees.
- “what is your good name?” May I have your name?
Sentence patterns
Small grammar habits that change how a sentence lands with a global listener.
- “kindly (in every request)” Could you reply by Thursday?
- “myself (in introductions)” I'm Priya, from the Pune office.
- “discuss about” Let's discuss the budget.
- “today itself” I'll send it today.
- “the same (as a pronoun)” Please review it and confirm.
- “would (for will)” I'll send the report tomorrow.
- “…, isn't it?” You're coming tomorrow, aren't you?
- “interested to join” I'm interested in joining your team.
- “since two years” I've been working here for two years.
Countable or not
Nouns that don't take a plural in global English.
Practise saying it, not just reading it
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