[Assam] Fwd: Fashion Show in Asom politics !

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Barua Saheb
 
This question ought to be put to the Government of Assam, or to the heads  of 
large establishments having responsibility for the use of the word in the  
legal or business context.
 
Language is not a matter of grammar when it evolves. Bernard Shaw, and in  
fact many others, wanted to reform the spelling of English words. Shaw's  
reasonable campaign failed miserably.
 
I remember one occasion when an organisation changed its name legally.  All 
of a sudden the company's letters-heads, rubber stamps etc had to be  changed. 
The company had a big stock of printed forms and other stuff. The  new forms 
and stamps would not be available for a few months. The  Director of the 
Company ordered that the old forms should be used till the new  forms and other 
stuff are available.
 
The second point is that when the Government of Assam issues an order, its  
employees are supposed to carry out that order. The Constitutional  amendment 
is a formal matter. In the instant case, it is a routine matter, not a  
diffiult or controversial one where other states might oppose. 
 
In the case of a newspaper, it would depend on the editor or  proprietor's 
guidelines  to the staff. Whatever the consequences, the next  day's issue has 
to go out. 
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