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Podcast: Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography, & More
Episode: The Origin of Words and Phrases: India
Description: The British ruled India for over 200 years. During that period, the British attempted to impose British culture on India. While they were somewhat successful, especially in exporting India’s national sport of cricket, they unknowingly were influenced by India as well.It turns out that words from several languages on the subcontinents have made their way into English. Many of these words are common words you use every day, even though you might not know they have Indian origins.Learn more about English language words of Indian origin on this episode of Everything Eve...