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Re:The origins of ‘horn ok please,’ India’s most ubiquitous ... by emteycz on Monday November 29, 2021 @07:16AM (#29378935)
English is one of only two recognized official languages (in addition to Hindi) of the Republic of India [the federation]. It is widely used when native languages can't bridge the gap between two Indians.

edit: s/Indian state/Republic of India

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Re:The origins of ‘horn ok please,’ India’s most ubiquitous ... by WeekSpeller on Monday November 29, 2021 @07:39AM (#29379119)
By Indian state you mean the federal govt. States have their own official languages.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_with_official_status...

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Re:The origins of ‘horn ok please,’ India’s most ubiquitous ... by umanwizard on Monday November 29, 2021 @07:41AM (#29379138)
They meant “state” in the general sense, not the particular sense of the federated entities of India, USA, Australia etc.
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Re:The origins of ‘horn ok please,’ India’s most ubiquitous ... by umanwizard on Monday November 29, 2021 @07:45AM (#29379167)
Also there are some Indians with English as one of their native languages. Not sure how common that is, but enough that I know multiple of them despite not being from India myself.
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