One of the baijis asked if I would correct her English whenever she misspoke or used incorrect grammar in an email or text.
This can be difficult when we're having a very interesting conversation, because I don't want to stop it just to point out minor errors! But she insists, so I choose my moments carefully.
But sometimes I make a mistake, and I get schooled.
It happened when some of the devotees returned from a Nepal fundraising trip at a local church.
"Scott, guess how much money they gave!" said Baiji breathlessly.
"Um, $300?"
"What? No!" she said, shocked at my poor guess. "Seven times that!"
"That's good!" I said.
She waived her finger in the air. "No! That's great!"
We all laughed at her passionate response, and I said "Thanks for correcting my English."
On a separate note, I've suggested that they never need to apologize for moments of broken English. They speak at least three languages, including English and Hindi. I only speak one - it's me who should be apologizing.
But I'm learning. Accha namaste.
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