Shashi Tharoor and Chetan Bhagat's witty exchange has netizens say 'one is English with dictionary and other without it'
Chandigarh, March 31
It was a witty banter between Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor and author Chetan Bhagat on Twitter that left many social media users “absolutely dumbfounded”.
Bhagat shared a selfie with him on the micro-blogging platform after he met Shashi Tharoor and wrote: “India has two kinds of English.1. The @shashitharoor English. 2. The @chetan_bhagat English.”
My dear @chetan_bhagat, it was a pleasure catching up with you at the #ABPIdeasOfIndiaSummit. (Now how would you say that in Chetan Bhagat English?) https://t.co/PtyXMgMfEP
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) March 27, 2022
Tharoor responded back: “My dear @chetan_bhagat, it was a pleasure catching up with you at the #ABPIdeasOfIndiaSummit. (Now how would you say that in Chetan Bhagat English?).”
C’mon shashi Ji, this much English even I understand. Can you give more Shashi Tharoor tadka to this sentence below. Those big long words..maza aaye thoda. https://t.co/oTnuQOfmFI
— Chetan Bhagat (@chetan_bhagat) March 27, 2022
The conversation between the two had netizens intrigued and they too started discussing the vocabulary of Tharoor and Bhagat.
Below are a few reactions:
One is english with a dictionary and the other without it.
Two poles of #English in one frame
Good camaraderie between 2 people with diff views https://t.co/diC9bMZUsi
I just can’t stop laughing at this.. absolutely dumbfounded! https://t.co/7uD7rJmKRo
— Roomy Naqvy (@roomynaqvy) March 27, 2022
— anil thomas (@anil317) March 27, 2022
— Vasundhar (@vasundhar) March 27, 2022
— Rajesh Gupta (@RajeshG11280635) March 27, 2022
Earlier, too, the two have had a hilarious Twitter conversion.
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