Quote Originally Posted by Pindar
The propriety of grammar or idiomatic expression is determined by the nation with the larger GNP.
Thinking about it, there may be some substance to this assertion. English, as spoken by the Indian upper class, retains some archaisms that were present in the 19th century, but which have disappeared or changed in English English during the 20th century. One could say Indian English is the purer form, while English English is the bastardised version. Certainly cricket reports from India have a Wodehousian quality to them that seems quaint to modern English eyes.