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by radiojasper 1415 days ago
"Besides being an Actor, he tried his luck in acting and singing."

I thought I was cross-eyed for a second, but it really says exactly that. [0]

[0] reupload as substack URLS are daunting to say the least: https://jasper.monster/sharex/Ygg0w8VuhP.jpg
2 comments
Havoc 1415 days ago
Guessing it’s a common Indian speech pattern that gets lost in translation cause I’ve heard similar at the office
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richbell 1415 days ago
Likewise. Another common expression that may seem strange is referring to questions as "doubts".

e.g. "I have a doubt about installing Java"

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heavenlyblue 1415 days ago
“I am doubting installing Java” “I have doubts about Java” is valid English though
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gavinray 1415 days ago
The way "I have a doubt" as an Indianism is used more accurately translates to "I don't believe I fully understand/there are things that are unclear to me about <thing>"

At first I thought it was a simple grammatical thing, but I started seeing it so often that I looked it up.

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PebblesRox 1415 days ago
I’m guessing it’s a failure of the author to proofread. The guy’s issuewire bio has a similar sentence without the repetition: “Besides being a successful YouTuber, he tried his luck in singing and music.” Seems like whoever wrote these blurbs is working from a template.
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duskwuff 1415 days ago
Definitely a template, and a very widely used one at that -- I've been able to identify hundreds, if not thousands, of profiles written using this template. Some highly formulaic phrases which are part of this template include:

* "He is one of the known names when it comes to [field]."

* "His incredible set of musical videos and songs makes makes him a known face in his circles and fans."

* "His expertise in making different types of songs makes his popularity soaring in the recent past few months."

* "[name] has already got verified on some leading music streaming platforms among the mentioned."

* "Since then it was no looking back for the [profession] as he kept on coming with one and the other."

* "Being inspired and dreamful by that, he wanted to be a [profession]. His deep passion and determination for [occupation] made him self-influenced and that took him a step forward."

* "[name] realized his true potential and today he's one of the [superlative] [profession] from [location]."

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