Indian English

**Lenka** · 31-Dec-2006, 15:22

Verbs are also used differently, with speakers often dropping a preposition or object altogether: 'I insisted immediate payment'.
(source: AskOxford: Types of World English)

I think that the sentence "written in Italic" (is it correct to express it like this?) misses the presposition "on", am I right?
What does "dropping a preposition or object altogether" mean? Does it mean that leave out or omit prepositions or objects?

**Casiopea** · 31-Dec-2006, 16:03

Originally Posted by Lenka

Verbs are also used differently, with speakers often dropping a preposition or object altogether: 'I insisted immediate payment'.
(source: AskOxford: Types of World English)

I think that the sentence "written in Italic" (is it correct to express it like this?) misses the presposition "on", am I right?

Try,

I think that the sentence written in italics is missing the preposition on.

Originally Posted by Lenka

What does "dropping a preposition or object altogether" mean? Does it mean that leave out or omit prepositions or objects?

Right. The speaker or writer leaves out or omits a word.

Happy New Year!

**Lenka** · 31-Dec-2006, 16:29

Thank you, Casiopea! Epecially for the correction - you know, I can improve my English only by being corrected, in my opinion.

Same to you, Happy New Year! :)

(Just feel free to correct me - I'd be pleased to be corrected!)