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Forum: Reading and Writing 7th February 2004, 01:19 AM
Replies: 79
Simplified vs. Traditional
Views: 6,760
Posted By Ian_Lee
Now it is back to square 1. Every community can...
Now it is back to square 1.
Every community can choose to use whatever script he/she likes.
But if any fellow posters think that because of sheer numeric superiority, then the script which
more...
Forum: Reading and Writing 6th February 2004, 09:30 AM
Replies: 79
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Views: 6,760
Posted By Ian_Lee
Singapore is the world's largest Chinatown -- but...
Singapore is the world's largest Chinatown -- but also the most non-Chinese one.
You can hardly find Chinese road sign or shop sign in the city. Most people in their 30s-50s don't
know Chinese at...
Forum: Reading and Writing 6th February 2004, 09:20 AM
Replies: 79
Simplified vs. Traditional
Views: 6,760
Posted By Ian_Lee
IMHO, Britons should adopt Singlish since its...
IMHO, Britons should adopt Singlish since its former colony's GNP/capita has already surpassed
hers.
Of course, those obsolete words like lorry, fortnight, bloke,...etc should be given up for good.
Forum: Reading and Writing 6th February 2004, 09:11 AM
Replies: 79
Simplified vs. Traditional
Views: 6,760
Posted By Ian_Lee
Smithsjq: Taiwan and Hong Kong were hardly any...
Smithsjq:
Taiwan and Hong Kong were hardly any advanced economies in the 1950s when the written script
started to divert. Hong Kong's GDP/capita had been always lower than that of Guangzhou and...
Forum: Reading and Writing 6th February 2004, 05:09 AM
Replies: 79
Simplified vs. Traditional
Views: 6,760
Posted By Ian_Lee
Guest: All our posts are just in reply to the...
Guest:
All our posts are just in reply to the OP's question -- traditional or simplified scripts -- which
to learn from.
I strongly recommend OP to learn the traditional script by pointing out the...
Forum: Reading and Writing 6th February 2004, 02:40 AM
Replies: 79
Simplified vs. Traditional
Views: 6,760
Posted By Ian_Lee
Some of the present simplified script (but not...
Some of the present simplified script (but not all) adopted by CCP has been used previously. But
does that mean that since it has been used (mostly in Caoshu -- cursory writing for aesthetic...
Forum: Reading and Writing 5th February 2004, 07:48 AM
Replies: 79
Simplified vs. Traditional
Views: 6,760
Posted By Ian_Lee
Roddy: In rebuking me, you are also guessing...
Roddy:
In rebuking me, you are also guessing that 後 is more frequently used than either xiang or gang.
By the way, why don't you ask Quest for character frequency table when Quest first "guessed"...
Forum: Reading and Writing 5th February 2004, 07:42 AM
Replies: 79
Simplified vs. Traditional
Views: 6,760
Posted By Ian_Lee
Roddy: Does such table exist?
Roddy:
Does such table exist?
Forum: Reading and Writing 5th February 2004, 07:30 AM
Replies: 79
Simplified vs. Traditional
Views: 6,760
Posted By Ian_Lee
Here is the first character of Macau (Aomen) in...
Here is the first character of Macau (Aomen) in traditional script:
澳 -- 16 strokes
Look it in bigger character from Macau Daily:
http://www.macaodaily.com/
Here is the simplified script from...
Forum: Reading and Writing 5th February 2004, 01:16 AM
Replies: 79
Simplified vs. Traditional
Views: 6,760
Posted By Ian_Lee
If the simplification aims to simplify more...
If the simplification aims to simplify more common characters, then how come the two characters
Hong Kong (Xianggang) with 9 strokes and 11 strokes are not simplified?
These two characters are as...
Forum: Reading and Writing 4th February 2004, 02:18 AM
Replies: 79
Simplified vs. Traditional
Views: 6,760
Posted By Ian_Lee
If the simplification process aims mainly to...
If the simplification process aims mainly to improve literacy by decreasing the strokes, then how
come 後 with only 9 strokes has to be lessened to 后 which still has 6 strokes while the
19-stroke...
Forum: Reading and Writing 3rd February 2004, 10:01 AM
Replies: 79
Simplified vs. Traditional
Views: 6,760
Posted By Ian_Lee
Skylee: I agree that whichever has the cultural...
Skylee:
I agree that whichever has the cultural clout (popular culture in particular) has the upperhand.
But I just checked People's Daily top 10 entertainment news of 2003. Four of them were...
Forum: Reading and Writing 3rd February 2004, 07:31 AM
Replies: 79
Simplified vs. Traditional
Views: 6,760
Posted By Ian_Lee
Quest: You do not address the issue why in the...
Quest:
You do not address the issue why in the neutral area where there is no government decree the
simplified script is still not prevalent.
If PRC thinks that simplified script is so wonderful...
Forum: Reading and Writing 3rd February 2004, 06:21 AM
Replies: 79
Simplified vs. Traditional
Views: 6,760
Posted By Ian_Lee
Quest: Actually I don't oppose the...
Quest:
Actually I don't oppose the simplification of written script.
But such process should be gradual and natural. What Beijing has done was government decree
without considering the...
Forum: Reading and Writing 3rd February 2004, 02:14 AM
Replies: 79
Simplified vs. Traditional
Views: 6,760
Posted By Ian_Lee
After all, simplification is not related to...
After all, simplification is not related to easiness in learning or IT.
Just look at the other official minority language in PRC -- Mongolian.
In Buryat Republic of Russia and the Mongolia...
Forum: Reading and Writing 3rd February 2004, 01:43 AM
Replies: 79
Simplified vs. Traditional
Views: 6,760
Posted By Ian_Lee
It seems timc18 suffers the same "simplified...
It seems timc18 suffers the same "simplified script sydrome" as I do.
Actually there is another phenomenon of "Good language replaces bad language". In many places
outside Mainland China, the...
Forum: Reading and Writing 31st January 2004, 09:24 AM
Replies: 79
Simplified vs. Traditional
Views: 6,760
Posted By Ian_Lee
Roddy: I guess many people in HK and Taiwan...
Roddy:
I guess many people in HK and Taiwan suffer "simplified script sydrome". I know many people got
dizziness after continuously reading 3-4 pages article in simplified script (including me and...
Forum: Reading and Writing 31st January 2004, 09:18 AM
Replies: 79
Simplified vs. Traditional
Views: 6,760
Posted By Ian_Lee
Again it depends on whether you want to refreshen...
Again it depends on whether you want to refreshen your Chinese after you go home.
In US, almost all the Chinese newspapers are printed in traditional script -- even including those
PRC mouthpieces. ...
Forum: Reading and Writing 31st January 2004, 02:59 AM
Replies: 79
Simplified vs. Traditional
Views: 6,760
Posted By Ian_Lee
Jamie: It all depends on where you plan to...
Jamie:
It all depends on where you plan to stay.
In most big Mainland cities like Guangzhou, Shenzhen or Shanghai, many people will understand if
you write in traditional script.
But probably most...
Forum: Reading and Writing 30th January 2004, 10:42 AM
Replies: 79
Simplified vs. Traditional
Views: 6,760
Posted By Ian_Lee
Usually the simplified script is more reserved...
Usually the simplified script is more reserved for those having learning difficulty.
For smart people like Mao Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping or Jiang Zemin, they all wrote in traditional
script and...
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