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In the poem given on below:

Friends, 

Our dear sister 

is departing for foreign 

in two-three days, and 

we are meeting today 

to wish her bon voyage.

You are all knowing, friends, 

what sweetness is in Miss Pushpa. 

I don’t mean only external sweetness 

but internal sweetness. 

Miss Pushpa is smiling and smiling 

even for no reason 

but simply because she is feeling.

Miss Pushpa is coming 

from very high family. 

Her father was renowned advocate in Bulsar or Surat, 

I am not remembering now which place.

Surat? Ah, yes, 

Once only I stayed in Surat

with family members 

of my uncle’s very old friend, 

his wife was cooking nicely… 

that was long time ago.

Coming back to Miss Pushpa 

she is most popular lady 

with men also and ladies also.

Whenever I asked her to do anything, 

she was saying, ‘just now only 

I will do it.’ That is showing 

good spirit. I am always 

appreciating the good spirit. 

Pushpa Miss is never saying no. 

Whatever I or anybody is asking 

She is always saying yes, 

And today she is going 

to improve her prospect 

and we are wishing her on voyage.

Now I ask other speakers to speak 

and afterwards Miss Pushpa

will do summing up.

there are grammatical mistakes, strange arrangement of words, phrases and idioms which are direct translations of expressions from Indian languages. They sound very odd in English. Identify them and discuss

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a. departing for foreign (going abroad) 

b. We are all knowing (We all know) 

c. What sweetness is in Miss Pushpa (How sweet Miss Pushpa is) 

d. I don’t mean only external sweetness but internal sweetness (She is sweet both externally and internally) 

e. Miss Pushpa is smiling and smiling even for no reason but simply because she is feeling (Miss Pushpa always smiles because of her good feelings). 

f. Miss Push is coming from very high family (Miss Pushpa comes from a noble family) 

g. was renowned advocate (was a renowned advocate)

h. I am not remembering (I don’t remember) 

i. Once only I stayed in Surat (Only once I stayed in Surat) 

j. With family members of my uncle’s very old friend (with the family members of a very old friend of my uncle) 

k. His wife was cooking nicely (his wife was a good cook) 

l. She is most popular lady with men also and ladies also (Miss Pushpa is very popular with men and also ladies) 

m. Whenever I asked her to do anything, she was saying, ‘just now only I will do it.’ (Whenever I asked her to do something she would say she would immediately do it) 

n. That is showing good spirit (that shows good spirit) 

o. I am always appreciating (I always appreciate) 

p. Pushpa Miss is never saying no. (Pushpa Miss never says no) 

q. Whatever I or anybody is asking she is always yes. (Whatever I or anybody asks her she agrees) 

r. improve her prospect (improve her prospects) we are wishing her (we wish her) 

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