Tuesday, January 06, 2009
Linguistics - Pongal is not English
Many andhrites use the phrase "Wish you a happy Pongal" to wish a happy Sankranthi to each other. There is nothing wrong with it as such. But many people, including some school teachers, think Pongal is the English name for Sankranthi and teach the same to others. The truth is that there is no English name for Sankranthi. Pongal is the Tamil name for the same festival celebrated in Tamilnadu. It is perfectly OK to say "Wish you a happy Sankranthi".
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Hahaha.... "think Pongal is the English name for Sankranthi and teach the same to others"....you know of any such teacher ?
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