You are using that phrase because you have either already done something that requires you to apologize to a Bangalorean or you are about to impose on him/her. Don't make it worse for the poor Bangalorean by throwing in that phrase in your pathetic accent. Hearing that phrase coming out of your clumsy mouth would induce Bangaloreans to have reactions ranging from simply smiling at you in their sweet indulgent way to grabbing your head and bashing it against the nearest electricity pole.You can find the complete rant here.
Victor Mair’s Language Log post starts off with Japanese 奴隷 dorei ‘slave,’
of which Mair says “Coming at 奴隷 from the Sinitic side, my instinct is to
read 奴...
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