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India: Tata DoCoMo slammed over portrayal of domestic helps draws flak

India: Tata DoCoMo slammed over portrayal of domestic helps draws flak

By Thu, Sep 08, 2011 3:31PM UTC View Comments India: Tata DoCoMo slammed over portrayal of domestic helps draws flak

A recent Tata DoCoMo advertisement has drawn flak from all sections of Indian society for depicting domestic workers in a negative light. The ad, one in a series of 13 with the catchline “No Getting Away”, shows a maid stealing a mobile phone from her employer and getting caught in the act. The Advertising Standards...

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English language idiosyncracies on the streets of Bangkok

By Thu, Mar 10, 2011 5:01PM UTC View Comments

by James Goyder I am regularly amused and occasionally amazed by the misuse of the English language which I encounter on a daily basis while out and about in the nation’s capital. At first I assumed that this was largely caused by well meaning people whose grasp of the English language fell a little short...

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