Lowlands-L: Beyond the Pale: A border-crossing guide for language learners
Lowlands-L: Beyond the Pale: A border-crossing guide for language learners

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An expression I love: inshallah

South Asian Muslim English “inshallah” (God-willing) ...

... as in the Bangladesh Airlines announcement heard towards the end of every flight:

“We will, inshallah, be landing in 10 minutes.”

Mike W. Morgan (Member of Lowlands-L)
Mumbai (Bombay), Maharashtra, India, March 31, 2008

 

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