tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271469593304696364.post6802513745724784030..comments2023-08-07T16:43:34.477+05:30Comments on the blog formerly known as musings from mumbai: glad this one is almost donePreeti Aghalayam aka kbpmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11829919187093167561noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271469593304696364.post-84594388727187115112008-07-05T08:03:00.000+05:302008-07-05T08:03:00.000+05:30yup kenny. ru as in ruthu but what abt the long ru...yup kenny. ru as in ruthu but what abt the long ru? where is it usd if ever? why is it still taught?<BR/>yup was oign to say the same thing - no pictures for those letters, they are just printed in big bold font. whats the point?<BR/><BR/>the ne at the end of t th d dh is used pretty often at least in hindi and gujarati (esply in gujarati) and also in telugu.<BR/><BR/>i knew abt HRishikesh btw, Choxboxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03741540918529448553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271469593304696364.post-69000654462460607082008-07-05T07:57:00.000+05:302008-07-05T07:57:00.000+05:30cb-sad story is that hrishi passed away in a freak...cb-<BR/>sad story is that hrishi passed away in a freak accident in the swimming pool few (several) years ago. of course that is no reason we should not think of him or talk about him or remember him (which is what i tend to do..) and yes, he was very insistent on the hr!! <BR/><BR/>i think i know the kannada letters, the rr are used in ruthu (english is so limited, that is NOT the way it is to Preeti Aghalayam aka kbpmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11829919187093167561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271469593304696364.post-30389831416930154432008-07-04T23:10:00.000+05:302008-07-04T23:10:00.000+05:30oh i think i confused 'hr' with 'ri' as in rishi. ...oh i think i confused 'hr' with 'ri' as in rishi. for that there is long and short in kannada. <BR/><BR/>btw i just thought of hrishikesh - your branchie. he used to insist it was HRishikesh and not rishikesh every time a particular prof (who was paavam types) called out his name.Choxboxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03741540918529448553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271469593304696364.post-71426409970799974302008-07-04T23:06:00.000+05:302008-07-04T23:06:00.000+05:30oh in kannada there is hr and long hr too. what ab...oh in kannada there is hr and long hr too. what abt the letters at the end of the k and ch lines? what do they sound like and where on the blessed earth are they used?<BR/><BR/>anyway as i'd told you there is major excitement for learning of kannada. hopefully will not get murdered.Choxboxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03741540918529448553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271469593304696364.post-80440610653443271582008-07-04T14:05:00.000+05:302008-07-04T14:05:00.000+05:30am i denying my child something?Yes and no, I gues...am i denying my child something?<BR/><BR/>Yes and no, I guess. But 'more expensive' definitely does not mean 'better'. As long as you feel comfortable about the school and your child is reasonably happy there ( which she seems to be, I guess things are fine.And you are teaching her really interesting stuff! Bring on the shiny spoons, I say:)<BR/>Yes, the weird letter is hr.<BR/>Since it's dipalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01070862196307376073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271469593304696364.post-77634217009982165852008-07-04T11:26:00.000+05:302008-07-04T11:26:00.000+05:30> am i denying my child something?Hmm. One really ...> am i denying my child something?<BR/><BR/>Hmm. One really has to wonder, are we the products of the schools that we went to, or are we the products of the kinds of homes we grew up in? Looking back, one tends to think "home". But schools had their impact, but it was probably in unexpected ways i.e. switching from the 'hep' school in the city to the not-so-hifi school was (in hindsight) a good Ludwighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03710107146505111876noreply@blogger.com