tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3355076702066700080.post2108723340026040321..comments2023-10-06T01:38:30.480-07:00Comments on Beijing Calling: Fish Heads and other TalesGoodbye HK, Hello YVRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09220868581581406872noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3355076702066700080.post-89900945925058450042007-08-13T20:41:00.000-07:002007-08-13T20:41:00.000-07:00It's the same in the west. Young people don't read...It's the same in the west. Young people don't read enough anymore and they definitely don't know how to spell either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3355076702066700080.post-58647764215157183002007-07-03T06:32:00.000-07:002007-07-03T06:32:00.000-07:00the deterioration, or transformation of language ...the deterioration, or transformation of language is also taking place in english, i suppose in other languages too. when we watch movies like pride and prejudice, read shakespeare or othe classics, the language is different from the everyday english language . now it is computer age we have abbreviated forms for tex messages .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3355076702066700080.post-15508887444292898402007-06-30T09:12:00.000-07:002007-06-30T09:12:00.000-07:00for decades china has been struggling with the iss...for decades china has been struggling with the issue of simplification the chinese language. the individual characters are difficult to learn. this is particularly true in the fast moving world we are living in. the thought of romanization chinese language using english alphabet is proposed but quickly shot down by conservative scholars. the chinese 'word' has eight sounds. one single character may have as many as eight different meanings depending on how it is pronounced with different intonation. i think the simplied form of chinese character will be the way to go. also compulsory chinese language and history should be in all school curriculum.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com