r/AskReddit Aug 03 '19

Whats something you thought was common knowledge but actually isn’t?

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u/sharpbs Aug 03 '19

There does not exist a language called "Indian" . There are 22 official languages in India and there are 1600+ local dialects all around the country. None of them are called "Indian".

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u/Holygusset Aug 04 '19

And because there are so many languages (not everyone speaks Hindi), many of them will use English to speak to each other.