17 March 2017 (Friday) – online

Dr Lisa Lim, Associate Professor in the School of English, explores how the word ‘shroff’ has narrowed its scope of meaning with a rich history spanning several centuries in her fortnightly Post Magazine column: Language Matters.

“Money changer, silver expert, customs officer, court money collector, cashier’s office – a word originally borrowed by English from India, which coined it from Arabic, has meant different things down the years.”

Please click on the following link for the complete article:
http://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/short-reads/article/2079497/where-word-shroff-came-and-its-many-meanings

Source: SCMP