English 10 classic indianisms

10 classic Indianisms: 1. 'Passing out' When you complete your studies at an educational institution, you graduate from that institution. You do not "pass out" from that institution. To "pass out" refers to losing consciousness, after you get too drunk. 2. 'Kindly revert' One common mistake we make is using the word revert to mean reply or respond. Revert means "to return to a former state." 3. 'Years back' If it happened in the past, it happened years ago, not "years back." 4. 'Doing the needful' Try to avoid using the phrase "do the needful." It went out of style decades ago. Rather, use phrases like "please take care of this". 5. 'Discuss about' The word "discuss" means to "talk about". There is no reason to insert the word "about" after "discuss." You don't "discuss about" something; you just discuss things. 6. 'Order for' When you order something, you "order" it, you do not "order for" it. 7. 'Do one thing' When someone approaches you with a query, and your reply begins with the phrase "do one thing," you're doing it wrong. 8. 'Out of station' Instead of using 'out of station', use 'out of town'. 9. 'Prepone' There is no such word in English as 'Prepone'. Instead, you could use - "Could you please reschedule the meeting to an earlier time slot?" 10. 'Sleep is coming' This is wrong English. You could say - "I am very sleepy."