Mar 20, 2019 · More likely, the word Indian comes from Columbus's description of the people he found here. He was an Italian, and did not speak or write very good Spanish, so in his written accounts he …

Jan 9, 2018 · However people who come from countries neighboring India such as Sri Lanka or Fijian Indians do not like to be classified as "Indian" because this would be similar to calling a Japanese …

In eastern Washington state, Indian often means Native American, but it can be confusing. I've often said "India Indian", "<name> from India", or "East Indian" to distinguish them from a local Yakama, …

Jun 19, 2016 · Indian English uses the word "only" in a special way. It's used to emphasize things. Sort of like US/UK/AU/NZ people would use the word "indeed." Some examples (several of which …

Jan 23, 2011 · The correct term (demonym) is Indian. In the United States, the term Asian Indian is also used in order to avoid confusion between Indians from the subcontinent and Native Americans …

Closed 11 years ago. One can refer to an American Indian as a Native American, but I cannot come up with an unambiguous term for an Indian from the Indian subcontinent. How can I refer to someone …

Feb 25, 2014 · People of the Indian sub continent are completely racially and ethnically different from the Far East Asian peoples. The people of that general racial/ethnic background (Indian, Pakistani, …

Nov 13, 2014 · An Indian who speaks English professionally (eg a newscaster speaking to an English audience, or an English teacher) can practice to say the v sound, but I think it takes a lot of work, …

Jul 19, 2017 · And saying "indian" people are going to assume I was talking about Aboriginals even in a context where I clearly refer to someone who's origin resides in India as "Indian". So, assuming he is …

Feb 14, 2014 · Indian English has made considerable changes from British English in idiomatic syntax and phrase formation. Isn't it? has been frozen into an idiom in India, and it no longer varies the …