Oxford English Dictionary
Jia you! Phrase 'add oil!' added to Oxford English Dictionary
It is a phrase that may be heard in Singapore exam halls as students give one another messages of encouragement.
How India changed the English language
They are in there, often unnoticed. The words that have become part of everyday English. Loot, nirvana, pyjamas, shampoo and shawl; bungalow, jungle, pundit and thug, the words that have their roots in India.
October 18, 2018
Jia you! Phrase 'add oil!' added to Oxford English Dictionary
It is a phrase that may be heard in Singapore exam halls as students give one another messages of encouragement.
June 23, 2015
How India changed the English language
They are in there, often unnoticed. The words that have become part of everyday English. Loot, nirvana, pyjamas, shampoo and shawl; bungalow, jungle, pundit and thug, the words that have their roots in India.
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