Your esteemed goodself

People in Malaysia (and India) have ‘preserved’ archaic Victorian-era language and even elevated it as ‘Business English’ — while the British have long since moved on.

I RECENTLY received an e-mail referring to “the meeting chaired by your goodself”. My goodself, indeed! I recall that the meeting in question was one in which I had a few strong points to make and I do not think that the meeting endeared me to the participants.