Offshoreism of the day

[northernladyuk]

Its often the case students pay more attention to a new subject than those raised with it.

Knowing a subject is not remembering facts its understanding how to use them as well.

Your mastery of the English language has convinced us.

[sasguru]

This thread is funny. It exposes the Brexit mentality like no other.
Unjustified superiority complex in a nutshell.

[northernladyuk]

This thread is funny. It exposes the Brexit mentality like no other.
Unjustified superiority complex in a nutshell.

This thread is now being used for publicity purposes in New York liberal circles. http://forums.contractoruk.com/gener...exit-tour.html

[I just need to test it]

I thought the verb meant to hint or say subtly. I'm surprised (and a bit disappointed) to find it means that AND it means to state.

[vadhert]

A real chunty thread.

Well done.

[NotAllThere]

Why have you handed your account to sasguru?

He laughed at a non-Brit for using a word, correctly, in a way that he didn't know. When it was pointed out, instead of admitting he got it wrong, he continued to justify himself. That really is execrable behaviour.

I know of the second definition, however its very rarely used in conversation / communication. Its the sort of thing a lawyer would use. This chap has seen it in a dictionary and not realised its uncommon-

Rubbish. It's an entirely normal word which educated people will know. It might not be used every day (or at all in the Daily Mail), but it's certainly not archaic or obscure. For all you know, it is in daily use in India - they have a tendency to use more formal terms in written communications.

edit:
And it turns out the usage is common in Indian English. here we have it from the horse's mouth.

2. Intimate

In India, there is a rather unusual usage of this word in the context of informing or notifying someone, which connotes common ancestry with “revert”. “Once I revert, I will intimate you” can be intimidating to handle, we imagine.

[ChimpMaster]

Apparently he will 'Intimate' when done.

made me chuckle, I would probably insult their God or Donkey if I tried to speak Hindi.

why?

Person accidentally makes a mistake in a foreign language, its a doozy so I laugh at it whilst admitting I'm completely ignorant of their language.

So:
It was you making the mistake, not him.
You assert that this guy worships a Donkey (your capital D no doubt added for importance of said donkey)

[northernladyuk]

If Indian sub-continent immigration is going to continue post-Brexit, there is a real business opportunity to train our educated Indian cousins in Basic English, so they can communicate with the remaining native workforce.

[sasguru]

If Indian sub-continent immigration is going to continue post-Brexit, there is a real business opportunity to train our educated Indian cousins in Basic English, so they can communicate with the remaining native workforce.

Innit, bruv.

[NotAllThere]

So:
It was you making the mistake, not him.
You assert that this guy worships a Donkey (your capital D no doubt added for importance of said donkey)

To be fair, I read that as:

I would probably insult their God, or insult their Donkey, if I tried to speak Hindi.

I don't see any intimation that the guy worships a Donkey. The capital D is probably because vetran made a typo. Or his Germanic ancestry is showing.