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> this article brushes a very rosy picture of the Chinese language. That's a nice euphemism. From my experience Chinese is a historically grown mess.
by singularity2001 11y ago
> this article brushes a very rosy picture of the Chinese language.
That's a nice euphemism. From my experience Chinese is a historically grown mess.
- reuven 11y agoA rosy picture inevitably includes a number of thorns... I'm learning Chinese, and am having a wonderful time doing so. But there's no doubt that there's a great deal of historical baggage with the language, which is bewildering and exhilarating at the same time.
- yen223 11y agoThere are only two kinds of languages - the ones with historical baggage, and the ones nobody uses.
- Gigablah 11y agoIf you think that's a mess, wait till you learn the history of English...