What's the meaning of "the same" in Indian English [duplicate]

Solution 1:

You can think of "for the same" as "it".

"Let's look at improving the same."

"Let's look at improving it."

"Could you please check for the same?"

"Could you please check it?"

"He did tell me the results from yesterday but I need to check for the same"

"He did tell me the results from yesterday but I need to check it"

Solution 2:

The matter previously referred to.

I'm not aware of the history behind this phrase, and I don't use it in my own emails, but I encounter it frequently.

Let's look at improving the same.

What were they talking about before his sentence? Their ROI? If they were, they want to improve their ROI.

Could you please check for the same

What were they talking about before his sentence? Whether a colleague had recieved their salary? In that case, the matter is the salary, and the sender wants you to check if you recieved yours.

He did tell me the results from yesterday but I need to check for the same

The results. Either from yesterday, or today, I'm not sure, but "the same" is definitely referring to "the results" here.