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Here is a learned article on the subject which sums up the origin and evolution of Urdu very well. Ameera Kamal is a research writer based in Islamabad. She holds a Masters degree in Anthropology from Quaid-e-Azam University, Pakistan.Urdu - The Origin and History of the LanguageBy Ameera Kamal http://ezinearticles.com/?Urdu—The…age&id=2181915 I am writing a summary [...]

I was writing a one-line email to my colleague. I wrote:  
“I had done some shorlisting; sending you those:”  
I was doing a spelling mistake, as the correct word should be “shortlisting / short listing”  
When I tried to correct the mistake, MS Word suggested me this:  
“I had done some shoplifting; sending you those:” 
:)

I received a noble request from a friend. Sharing it because I support the cause:  
Dear All, 
I want to bring your attention to the very important thing… 
The census of India has come to the last stage now and at any moment the government officials will come to you to ask information about you and family … 
The [...]

An interesting conversation in Big Boss caught my interest. Salman Khan asked Manoj Tiwari why he disagreed to inmates eating from each-others’ dishes. He asked if Manoj found something wrong in the practice. I became curious. Indian/Hindu culture is unique in many aspects and Indians/Hindus maintain the highest aspects of ‘personal hygiene’ (as different from [...]

There won’t be many other used and abused surnames like a ‘Gandhi’. In his own India where he is revered as ‘Father of the nation’, the ‘Gandhi’ surname was hijacked by the daughter and grandchildren of Pandit Nehru. Gandhi was a larger than life brand, and everyone exploited it enough. The places where Gandhi has [...]

Language Recently I was making frequent spelling mistakes. Now I know why:   Is cleverness the cause of spelling errors? Can�t spell supersede correctly? If you think you�re stupid, you may be wrong. The consensus is that you are too clever, according to a new study. A team of researchers for the Collins dictionary in Britain has carried out [...]