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How we did it
Process Adopted
Indian Context
International Clients
Context
Example:
I will try to organize the
project
requirements
and inform you of the
same when it is done
Example:
I will try to organize the
project
requirements
and inform you when
that is done
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Indian Context
Do not write or say, "I
have some doubts on
this
issue"
We use this term because in
Indian context
the
word for
"doubt and a "question" is the
same.
Example:
I have some doubts on
this issue.
International Clients
Context
The term "Doubt" is
used in the sense of
doubting someone The
correct
usage
(for
clients)
is:
Example:
I have few questions
on this issue.
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Indian Context
The term "regard" is
not used much in
American English.
Example:
I feel its important we
have a talk with Laurie,
regarding this issue
International Clients
Context
They usually do not say
"regarding this issue" or
"with regard to this".
Simply use, "about this
issue".
Example:
I feel its important we
have a talk with Laurie
about this issue
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Indian Context
Do not say "Pardon"
when
you
want
someone to repeat what
they said..
International Clients
Context
The word Pardon is
unusual for them and is
somewhat
formal.
Therefore you can use
kindly
repeat
,"excuse me, I didn't
catch that" or "sorry,
can you say that
again?".
Just
"sorry?" works too.
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Indian Context
Americans
do
not
understand most of the
Indian
accent
immediately.
Therefore try not to
use shortcut terms
such as "Can't" or
"Don't".
International Clients
Context
They only understand
75% of what we speak
and then interpret the
rest.
Use
the
expanded
"Cannot" or "Do not".
Indian Context
Do not use the term
"screwed up" liberally.
If a situation is not good,
Do not use words such
as "shucks or "pissed
off".
International Clients
Context
It is better to say:
Example:
"The
situation
messed up".
is
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Indian Context
In
email
communications,
use
proper punctuation.
To explain something,
without breaking your
flow use semicolons,
hyphens or parentheses
International Clients
Context
Example:
You have entered a new bug
(Address not displayed) in the
defect
tracker;
we
could
not
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Indian Context
When you say,
"I have mailed the
information to you", it
means youve sent an
actual letter or package
through
the
postal
system.
International Clients
Context
In American English, a
mail is a posted letter. An
email is electronic mail.
Example:
"I have emailed
information to you"
the
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Indian Context
To
"prepone"
an
appointment is an Indian
usage.
Example:
It would be great if you
the
could prepone
discussion.
International Clients
Context
There is no actual word
called prepone.
You can "advance"
an appointment
Example:
It would be great if you
could
schedule
the
discussion in advance
.
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Indian Context
In
the
term
International Clients
Context
"N-tier
Architecture" or "3-tier
Architecture", the word
"tier"
is
NOT
pronounced as "Tyre".
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Indian Context
The usages
"September End",
"Month End", "Day
End" are not
understood well by
Americans.
International Clients
Context
They use these as
"End of September",
"End of Month or
"End of Day".
.
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Indian Context
International Clients
Context
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Indian Context
There is no word called
"Updation".
It
is
occasionally used in
India despite the fact
that it has no set
meaning.
Example:
The following updation
are done in the code.
International Clients
Context
Example:
The following are the
updates in the code.
The following lines are
updated in the
code. etc
.
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Indian Context
Do not say "Sir".
Do not call women
"Madam".
International Clients
Context
When you talk to someone
for the first time, refer to
them as they refer to you.
In
America,
the
first
conversation usually starts
by using the first name.
Therefore you can use the
first name of a client.
.
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in
initial emails
to
expand
Example:
We are planning to use the Java API For
Registry (JAXR)
After mentioning the expanded form once,
subsequently you can use the abbreviation.
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Indian Context
Avoid using back,
instead of "Back.
International Clients
Context
.. Use "ago".
Back is the worst word
for American.
(For Days use "Ago",
For hours use "before")
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Avoid using.
International Clients
Context
Use
BUT"
. "However".
"YESTERDAY"
. "Last day".
"TOMORROW"
. "Next day".
Indian Context
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