A selection of phrases that appeared in the Indian newspapers over the weekend:
Blame $146 oil on speculators, US house told
'The US has been burning the midnight oil trying to find...'
Schoolboys shoot at man, loot Rs 6 Lakh
'...the bag contained a list of phone numbers. This helped us identify the students, whom we shall soon nab.'
Man who fired in Priya complex after row held
'He is allegedly of bad character of Bhajanpura.'
Six injured in clash at Vikaspuri
'Police attributed the violence to an attempt to settle old scores...'
Penguin's falling victim to showers
'It's not just melting ice. It's actually killing these cute little birds that are so popular in the movies.'
A life lost and found
'At a time, he even slept with a dead body and ran wild to catch a running train. But he fought and survived.'
1 comment:
love that! that's exactly what my dad used to do with the indian and thai newspapers..and what i did in Ladakh, hours of laughing at some age-old phrase resurrected for a national newspaper. keep them coming! xx
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