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I remember that sort of confounding beaureucratic usage of English being referred to as 'Mandarin' English.
by billfruit 6y ago
I remember that sort of confounding beaureucratic usage of English being referred to as 'Mandarin' English.
- zdragnar 6y agoThat is interesting, because it implies exactly the opposite of what it seems to. Mandarin was the official language of the government, and so all regional and local bureaucracies, during the days of dynasties in China. Although it may sound foreign to locals in various provinces, it guaranteed that every part of the government had a common understanding. Quite the opposite of fluff for fluff's sake.