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PLAY WITH WORDS: Read and learn how words from India came to be used by the English. (pic: representative)

PLAY WITH WORDS: Read and learn how words from India came to be used by the English. (pic: representative)

The borrowed history of English language

In The Secret Life of Words, Henry Hitchings argues that English was forced to borrow from invaders - Romans, Norse and French who came to Britain. Then it borrowed from people that the English traded with - Portuguese, Spanish, Italians and Arabs. Finally when the British Empire spread its wings it borrowed from communities it conquered.

Pics: Hall of shame

The 288-member House, converged for the ceremony, was shocked.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/pics-hall-of-shame/104855-37.html

LAST ACT: Veteran actor Nilu Phule was suffering from cancer of the oesophagus.

Marathi actor Nilu Phule dead

A versatile artiste, Nilu Phule had acted in around 130 Hindi, Marathi films.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/marathi-actor-nilu-phule-dead/96984-8.html

REGIONAL EMAIL: This new feature will be available on Google India Labs, Orkut, Blogger and iGoogle.

Now Email in Hindi With Gmail

This new feature will be available on Google India Labs, Orkut, Blogger and iGoogle.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/now-email-in-hindi-with-gmail/89122-11.html

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