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PARTLY FACETIOUS: English is a third language for GPS

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“Ye Men.”

“Oh, for Pete’s sake! With India getting ever more belligerent, this is no time for such feminist remarks!”

“What?”

“OK, I will bite, Ye Women!”

“Oh you misunderstand me when I said Ye Men I was referring to the country Yemen, you know English is a third language for Greedy for Portfolios Samdhi (GPS) and so when he says Yemen while speaking in English he says Ye Men instead of…”

“For your information, it is pronounced the same way in Urdu too.”

“Indeed it is, but when he is talking in Urdu he........

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