tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731667163244649653.post1540020778848906141..comments2024-02-22T18:08:27.605+05:30Comments on Bishnupriya Manipuri Online: Bury the word “BM” for Bishnupriya ManipuriUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731667163244649653.post-89737947875038203032009-02-19T10:38:00.000+05:302009-02-19T10:38:00.000+05:30Point taken as far as to maintain a consistency in...Point taken as far as to maintain a consistency in this blog.Rishihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15632046977935727700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731667163244649653.post-42760818909647861172009-02-18T12:09:00.000+05:302009-02-18T12:09:00.000+05:30Hello Pink Floyd, i do agree with you though parti...Hello Pink Floyd, i do agree with you though partially.<BR/><BR/>reason - first like other community (forget nation) we don't have in libraries - stack of literature or vibrant media which plays very responsibly and we can refer to.<BR/><BR/>Take a e-newspaper or book u will find they have a style format with names and designation almost with each and every word and use of tense. <BR/><BR/>ex The Hindu always uses Mr. with names of the leaders whereas economic times does not carry Mr.<BR/><BR/>The Hindu again - they don't use "Hero", "Heroine" they use "actor" and "actresses".<BR/><BR/>like this every media have their own style sheet. m not talking about yellow journalism.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Now since we are first time venturing into active text communication we have to bit conscious of the choice of words.we dont have a style sheet.<BR/><BR/>after few years when we will have good taste buds than we can go with informal words and sentences.<BR/><BR/>hope i have answeredrk rishikesh sinhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07639464143552475731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731667163244649653.post-26549323212614408442009-02-18T11:45:00.000+05:302009-02-18T11:45:00.000+05:30I don't see any reason why referring our community...I don't see any reason why referring our community as BM in abbreviated form should be a matter of concern. After all the shortened version is neither a slang nor derogatory and most importantly it does not convey any false identity. It is just a harmless abbreviated form.<BR/><BR/>It is like saying people of United States of America should always address themselves as citizens of United States of America and not USA or US of A or simply US. <BR/><BR/>Off course it will be a concern if we call the Americans as Yankees or the Germans as Jerries or the English as Pommies in official parlance. Back home the Bengalis or called as Bongs, Gujratis are called as Gujjus, Maharastrians are called as Ghattis, Biharis are called as well....Biharis.. The Meiteis call us as Mayang. Now that is derogatory and it portrays the community in a poor light.<BR/><BR/>I am not sure if I have given sound analogy but I don't really find BM as offensive or it affects our identity.Rishihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15632046977935727700noreply@blogger.com