Well, this came as a shocker to me today.. I realized that my command over the English Language has gone for a toss, either because of FB or because of twitter or because I'm using too many expletives.
Whenever I used to interact with folks earlier, they used to commend me for my language.. and I used to take pride in being an alumnus of the CFTRI school in Mysore.. One of "THE BEST SCHOOLS EVER!!!".
It so happened that if someone had deleted my phone number and I started interacting with them in English, they used to recognize me immediately... Probably, the first ever name they used to utter in a reply to an sms would be "Is this Sukumar"?
Now, it is happening the other way around.. They never take my name.. and If I start sms'ing them in Kannada, they realize it is me!
It is not that I am not happy with this fact.. I am happy coz my Kannada has improved and though I am not a Kannadiga by race, I am a Kannadiga by birth. I am an Iyer by race but my interest towards Tamil was never as good as my interest towards Kannada.. These days, I adore the language and the grammatical purity of it..
However, I realize that learning something new, does not mean I need to lose on something that I have already learnt.. Esp if it is a language.. It is bound to be deep rooted in one's soul..
Your brain is not like a removable storage device that if the storage space fills up, you delete a few files in it to continue using the device.
Speech, Reading and Writing were supposed to be something that should have been involuntary when you use it now.. That is the basic reason why they were taught to you in School. How can you even make mistakes in these basic actions of life?
A friend while chatting, told me: "Ishtondu kannada Use maaDthiddre neene antha gotthaithu"!! Earlier folks used to tell me: "Eno, bari English nalle maathaaDthiyaa.. Kannada barolvaa? Athava maathaDokke ishtaa illvaa??"
But this issue has never happened with Tamil or Hindi... the other languages that I use. My tamil was laughed upon earlier, even today, it is being laughed upon. Same is my Hindi usage.. it was laughed upon earlier.. even now, I am taunted with the way I use a few words / create my own sentences in these languages. That is not much of a worry for me.. But English? and Kannada? These are supposed to be like the back of my palm..
I have determined that I am going to bounce right back.. I will not let myself be taunted while I use these languages. Let me improve. Help me improve. Please....
Whenever I used to interact with folks earlier, they used to commend me for my language.. and I used to take pride in being an alumnus of the CFTRI school in Mysore.. One of "THE BEST SCHOOLS EVER!!!".
It so happened that if someone had deleted my phone number and I started interacting with them in English, they used to recognize me immediately... Probably, the first ever name they used to utter in a reply to an sms would be "Is this Sukumar"?
Now, it is happening the other way around.. They never take my name.. and If I start sms'ing them in Kannada, they realize it is me!
It is not that I am not happy with this fact.. I am happy coz my Kannada has improved and though I am not a Kannadiga by race, I am a Kannadiga by birth. I am an Iyer by race but my interest towards Tamil was never as good as my interest towards Kannada.. These days, I adore the language and the grammatical purity of it..
However, I realize that learning something new, does not mean I need to lose on something that I have already learnt.. Esp if it is a language.. It is bound to be deep rooted in one's soul..
Your brain is not like a removable storage device that if the storage space fills up, you delete a few files in it to continue using the device.
Speech, Reading and Writing were supposed to be something that should have been involuntary when you use it now.. That is the basic reason why they were taught to you in School. How can you even make mistakes in these basic actions of life?
A friend while chatting, told me: "Ishtondu kannada Use maaDthiddre neene antha gotthaithu"!! Earlier folks used to tell me: "Eno, bari English nalle maathaaDthiyaa.. Kannada barolvaa? Athava maathaDokke ishtaa illvaa??"
But this issue has never happened with Tamil or Hindi... the other languages that I use. My tamil was laughed upon earlier, even today, it is being laughed upon. Same is my Hindi usage.. it was laughed upon earlier.. even now, I am taunted with the way I use a few words / create my own sentences in these languages. That is not much of a worry for me.. But English? and Kannada? These are supposed to be like the back of my palm..
I have determined that I am going to bounce right back.. I will not let myself be taunted while I use these languages. Let me improve. Help me improve. Please....
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