ˌɔn ˈeɪt mˈeɪ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti ˈeɪt ðə kəmplˈiːʃən ʌvðə lɪŋɡwˈɪstɪk sˈɜːveɪ ʌv ˈɪndiə wʌz sˈɛləbɹˌeɪɾᵻd æt ðə kɹaɪtˈiəɹɪən ɹˈɛstɹɑːnt baɪ ðə ɹˈɔɪəl ˌeɪʒɪˈæɾɪk səsˈaɪəɾi ʌv ɡɹˈeɪt bɹˈɪtən ænd ˈaɪɚlənd wɪð lˈɔːɹd bˈɜːkənhˌɛd pɹəpˈoʊzɪŋ ðə tˈoʊst.
On 8 May 1928 the completion of the Linguistic Survey of India was celebrated at the Criterion Restaurant by the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland with Lord Birkenhead proposing the toast.