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* '''Lampshaded''': We don't have an alphabet, just a typeface.

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* '''Lampshaded''': We "We don't have an alphabet, just a typeface."
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'''Basic Trope''': A font that looks foreign to give a foreign motif
* '''Straight''': The work takes place in India and has only curvy text with a line over it.
* '''Exaggerated''': The text looks so Hindi like that it is unreadable.
* '''Downplayed''': Indian restaurant sign with first letter being curvy.
* '''Justified''': It was an Indian restaurant in an anglophone part of India.
* '''Inverted''': Angular Hindi that looks European is used in Europe and the Americas.
* '''Subverted''': Only it turns out that the text is Hindi that looks Latin.
* '''Double Subverted''': But it actually was overzealously Hindi-fied English.

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'''Basic Trope''': A font that looks foreign to give off a foreign motif
motif.
* '''Straight''': The work takes place in India and has only has curvy text with a line lines placed over it.
* '''Exaggerated''': The text looks so Hindi like Hindi-like that it is unreadable.
* '''Downplayed''': An Indian restaurant sign with only has the first letter being curvy.
* '''Justified''': It was an The Indian restaurant is located in an anglophone part of India.
* '''Inverted''': Angular Hindi that looks European is used in Europe and the Americas.
Americas...
* '''Subverted''': Only '''Subverted''': ...except it turns out that the text is was Hindi that looks Latin.
resembling Latin text...
* '''Double Subverted''': But Subverted''': ...but turns that it was actually was overzealously Hindi-fied English.



** The official script of India is curly Latin alphabet with a line over it.
** In India curly Latin alphabet is everywhere, in The USA there is angular hiragana, in Arabia there are long Chinese characters, in Greece there is curvy Cyrillic script, in Mongolia there is vertical Arabic,and in Russia the only script in sight is rectangular Burmese alphabet.

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** The official script of India is a curly Latin alphabet with a line lines over it.
** In India India, the curly Latin alphabet is found everywhere, in The the USA there is has angular hiragana, in Arabia there are has long Chinese characters, in Greece there is has a curvy Cyrillic script, in Mongolia there is has vertical Arabic,and Arabic, and in Russia the only script in sight is a rectangular Burmese alphabet.



** Owing to a quirk of history [[AfterTheEnd post nuclear war and computer systems available]] all languages wind up using Latin phonetic alphabets. To be able to understand it a viewer needs to know both languages. Meanwhile every English word is spelled exactly like its dictionary phonetic punctuation guide.
* '''Averted''': लातिनी वर्णमाला भारत में स्थितियों जहां यह तार्किक होगा में छोड़कर नहीं किया जाता है, बाकी सब कुछ हिन्दी में[[labelnote: Translation]]In India, except in situations where it would be logical Latin alphabet is not used, everything else in Hindi[[/labelnote]]

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** Owing to a quirk of history [[AfterTheEnd post nuclear post-nuclear war and with the availiability of computer systems available]] systems,]] all languages wind up using Latin phonetic alphabets. To be able to understand it it, a viewer needs to know both languages. Meanwhile Meanwhile, every English word is spelled exactly like its dictionary phonetic punctuation guide.
* '''Averted''': लातिनी वर्णमाला भारत में स्थितियों जहां यह तार्किक होगा में छोड़कर नहीं किया जाता है, बाकी सब कुछ हिन्दी में[[labelnote: Translation]]In India, except in situations where it would be logical Latin alphabet is not used, everything else is in Hindi[[/labelnote]]Hindi.[[/labelnote]]



* '''Lampshaded''': We don't have an alphabet just a typeface.

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* '''Lampshaded''': We don't have an alphabet alphabet, just a typeface.



** Indians begin using English more often to make American Tourists like India.
** TranslatorMicrobes deliberately do this to flag the original language of texts. Similarly foreign languages are [[JustAStupidAccent their native language given a light tinge of the language's accent.]]

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** Indians begin using English more often to make American Tourists tourists like India.
** TranslatorMicrobes deliberately do this to flag the original language of texts. Similarly Similarly, foreign languages are [[JustAStupidAccent their native language given a light tinge of the language's accent.]]



* '''Defied''': In order to preserve their culture the Indian government bans curly Latin alphabet and requires everyone to speak Hindi.

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* '''Defied''': In order to preserve their culture culture, the Indian government bans the curly Latin alphabet and requires everyone to speak Hindi.



* '''Deconstructed''': The people of India become ashamed of their alphabet just being a typeface.
* '''Reconstructed''': But then decide it is a cool typeface and embrace it.

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* '''Deconstructed''': The people of India become ashamed of their alphabet just being a typeface.
typeface...
* '''Reconstructed''': But '''Reconstructed''': ...but then decide it is a cool typeface and embrace it.
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* '''Downplayed''': ???

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* '''Downplayed''': ???Indian restaurant sign with first letter being curvy.
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** Owing to a quirk of history [[AfterTheEnd post nuclear war and computer systems available]] all languages wind up using Latin phonetic alphabets. To be able to understand it a viewer needs to know both languages. Meanwhile every English word is spelled exactly like its dictionary phonetic punctuation guide.


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* '''Played For Laughs''': [[IncompetenceInc Global Retractions Publishing]] attempts to publish 'translations' to India by changing the font at the demands of their PointyHairedBoss. Cut to a gag where [[OverlyLongGag thirty speakers of]] [[ShownTheirWork the most common main languages in India]] there look at each other in confusion and ask if they can read that.

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Back to ForeignLookingFont𝕭𝖆𝖈𝖐 𝖙𝖔 [[ForeignLookingFont 𝕱𝖔𝖗𝖊𝖎𝖌𝖓-𝕷𝖔𝖔𝖐𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝕱𝖔𝖓𝖙]]

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* '''Invoked''': Indians begin using English more often to make American Tourists like India.

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* '''Invoked''': '''Invoked''':
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Indians begin using English more often to make American Tourists like India.
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** TranslatorMicrobes deliberately do this to flag the original language of texts. Similarly foreign languages are [[JustAStupidAccent their native language given a light tinge of the language's accent.]]

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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???

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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???Different parts of the country follow this style, while some just use Hindi.



* '''Invoked''': ???

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* '''Invoked''': ???Indians begin using English more often to make American Tourists like India.


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* '''Implied''': A tourist who goes to India constantly grumbles that learning Hindi was apparently pointless.
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* '''Averted''': लातिनी वर्णमाला भारत में स्थितियों जहां यह तार्किक होगा में छोड़कर नहीं किया जाता है, बाकी सब कुछ हिन्दी में

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* '''Averted''': लातिनी वर्णमाला भारत में स्थितियों जहां यह तार्किक होगा में छोड़कर नहीं किया जाता है, बाकी सब कुछ हिन्दी मेंमें[[labelnote: Translation]]In India, except in situations where it would be logical Latin alphabet is not used, everything else in Hindi[[/labelnote]]

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* '''Played Straight''': The work takes place in India and has only curvy text with a line over it
* '''Exaggerated''': The text looks so Hindi like that it is unreadable
* '''Justified''': It was an Indian restaurant in an anglophone part of India
* '''Inverted''': Angular Hindi that looks European is used in Europe and the Americas
* '''Subverted''': Only it turns out that the text is Hindi that looks Latin
* '''Double Subverted''': But it actually was overzealously Hindi-fied English
* '''Deconstructed''': The people of India become ashamed of their alphabet just being a typeface
* '''Reconstructed''': But then decide it is a cool typeface and embrace it

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* '''Played Straight''': '''Straight''': The work takes place in India and has only curvy text with a line over it
it.
* '''Exaggerated''': The text looks so Hindi like that it is unreadable
unreadable.
* '''Downplayed''': ???
* '''Justified''': It was an Indian restaurant in an anglophone part of India
India.
* '''Inverted''': Angular Hindi that looks European is used in Europe and the Americas
Americas.
* '''Subverted''': Only it turns out that the text is Hindi that looks Latin
Latin.
* '''Double Subverted''': But it actually was overzealously Hindi-fied English
* '''Deconstructed''': The people of India become ashamed of their alphabet just being a typeface
* '''Reconstructed''': But then decide it is a cool typeface and embrace it
English.



** The official script of India is curly Latin alphabet with a line over it
** In India curly Latin alphabet is everywhere, in The USA there is angular hiragana, in Arabia there are long Chinese characters, in Greece there is curvy Cyrillic script, in Mongolia there is vertical Arabic,and in Russia the only script in sight is rectangular Burmese alphabet
* '''Lampshaded''': We don't have an alphabet just a typeface

to:

** The official script of India is curly Latin alphabet with a line over it
it.
** In India curly Latin alphabet is everywhere, in The USA there is angular hiragana, in Arabia there are long Chinese characters, in Greece there is curvy Cyrillic script, in Mongolia there is vertical Arabic,and in Russia the only script in sight is rectangular Burmese alphabet
* '''Lampshaded''': We don't have an alphabet just a typeface
alphabet.



* '''Enforced''': The viewers can't read Hindi

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* '''Enforced''': The viewers can't read HindiHindi.
* '''Lampshaded''': We don't have an alphabet just a typeface.



* '''Defied''': In order to preserve their culture the Indian government bans curly Latin alphabet and requires everyone to speak Hindi


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* '''Defied''': In order to preserve their culture the Indian government bans curly Latin alphabet and requires everyone to speak Hindi.


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* '''Deconstructed''': The people of India become ashamed of their alphabet just being a typeface.
* '''Reconstructed''': But then decide it is a cool typeface and embrace it.


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* '''Exaggerated''': The text looks so hindi like that it is unreadable
* '''Justified''': It was an indian restaurant in an anglophone part of india

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* '''Exaggerated''': The text looks so hindi Hindi like that it is unreadable
* '''Justified''': It was an indian Indian restaurant in an anglophone part of indiaIndia



* '''Subverted''': Only it turns out that the text is hindi that looks latin
* '''Double Subverted''': But it actually was overzealously hindified english

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* '''Subverted''': Only it turns out that the text is hindi Hindi that looks latin
Latin
* '''Double Subverted''': But it actually was overzealously hindified englishHindi-fied English



** The official script of India is curly latin alphabet with a line over it
** In India curly Latin alphabet is everywhere, in The USA there is angular hiragana, in Arabia there are long Chinese characters, in Greece there is curvy Cyrillic script, in Mongolia there is vertical Arabic,and in Russia the only script in sight is rectangular burmese alphabet

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** The official script of India is curly latin Latin alphabet with a line over it
** In India curly Latin alphabet is everywhere, in The USA there is angular hiragana, in Arabia there are long Chinese characters, in Greece there is curvy Cyrillic script, in Mongolia there is vertical Arabic,and in Russia the only script in sight is rectangular burmese Burmese alphabet



* '''Enforced''': The viewers can't read hindi

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* '''Enforced''': The viewers can't read hindiHindi



* '''Defied''': In order to preserve their culture the Indian government bans curly latin alphabet and requires everyone to speak hindi

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* '''Defied''': In order to preserve their culture the Indian government bans curly latin Latin alphabet and requires everyone to speak hindiHindi

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* '''Basic Trope''': A font that looks foreign to give a foreign motif

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* '''Basic Trope''': A font that looks foreign to give a foreign motif



* '''Parodied''': The official script of India is curly latin alphabet with a line over it

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* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''':
**
The official script of India is curly latin alphabet with a line over it

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* '''Exaggerated''': ???
* '''Justified''': ???
* '''Inverted''': A foreign font that looks western
* '''Subverted''': ???
* '''Double Subverted''': ???

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* '''Exaggerated''': ???
The text looks so hindi like that it is unreadable
* '''Justified''': ???
It was an indian restaurant in an anglophone part of india
* '''Inverted''': A foreign font Angular Hindi that looks western
European is used in Europe and the Americas
* '''Subverted''': ???
Only it turns out that the text is hindi that looks latin
* '''Double Subverted''': ???But it actually was overzealously hindified english



* '''Reconstructed''': ???

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* '''Reconstructed''': ???But then decide it is a cool typeface and embrace it



** In India curly Latin alphabet is everywhere, in The USA there is angular hiragana, in Arabia there are long Chinese characters, in Greece there is curvy Cyrillic script, in Mongolia there is vertical Arabic,and in Russia the only script in sight is rectangular burmese alphabet



* '''Averted''': क्लैब्यं मा स्म गमः पार्थ नैतत्त्वय्युपपद्यते । क्षुद्रं हृदयदौर्बल्यं त्यक्त्वोत्तिष्ठ परंतप॥

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* '''Averted''': क्लैब्यं मा स्म गमः पार्थ नैतत्त्वय्युपपद्यते । क्षुद्रं हृदयदौर्बल्यं त्यक्त्वोत्तिष्ठ परंतप॥लातिनी वर्णमाला भारत में स्थितियों जहां यह तार्किक होगा में छोड़कर नहीं किया जाता है, बाकी सब कुछ हिन्दी में



* '''Defied''': ???

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* '''Defied''': ???In order to preserve their culture the Indian government bans curly latin alphabet and requires everyone to speak hindi
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* '''Basic Trope''': A font that looks foreign to give a foreign motif
* '''Played Straight''': The work takes place in India and has only curvy text with a line over it
* '''Exaggerated''': ???
* '''Justified''': ???
* '''Inverted''': A foreign font that looks western
* '''Subverted''': ???
* '''Double Subverted''': ???
* '''Deconstructed''': The people of India become ashamed of their alphabet just being a typeface
* '''Reconstructed''': ???
* '''Parodied''': The official script of India is curly latin alphabet with a line over it
* '''Lampshaded''': We don't have an alphabet just a typeface
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': क्लैब्यं मा स्म गमः पार्थ नैतत्त्वय्युपपद्यते । क्षुद्रं हृदयदौर्बल्यं त्यक्त्वोत्तिष्ठ परंतप॥
* '''Enforced''': The viewers can't read hindi
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Defied''': ???
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
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