Monday 13 June 2005

English as a foreign language

"Good evening Mr David – you’ll be having the usual?"

"Yes please, how long will it be?"

"About twenty minutes."

"Good evening Mr David - you’ll be having the usual?"

"Yes please, how long will it be?"

"Well, it’s very quiet tonight; let’s say about twenty minutes."

"Good evening Mr David - you’ll be having the usual?"

"Yes please, how long will it be?"

"Well, it’s very busy tonight; let’s say around twenty minutes."

"Good evening Mr David - you’ll be having the usual?"

"Yes please, how long will it be?"

"Well, we’ve only just opened, how about twenty minutes?"

The question I ask: Is twenty the only number that Indians learn in English?

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