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> "他不在這裏" are the written formal version used universally. You could also say "他不在這兒。" or "他非在此處。" and they're written differently because they're pronounced d
by yorwba 5y ago
> "他不在這裏" are the written formal version used universally.
You could also say "他不在這兒。" or "他非在此處。" and they're written differently because they're pronounced differently. It stands to reason that if someone has a fourth way of saying the same thing with different words, they might also want to write it differently.
- jhvkjhk 5y agoA mature language can express one thing with many different styles. Finding many ways to say the same thing don't means you find many unintelligible languages. Australian say "G'day" rather than "Hello", does the difference of greeting makes Australian-English a standalone language? Besides, you didn't refute his main idea: phonetic symbol is not equivalent to formal writing.
- thereare5lights 5y agoCantonese and Mandarin are not mutually intelligible. Australian English and American English and British English are mutually intelligible. You might as well be claiming that Old English and modern English are the same language.
- canjobear 5y agoCantonese has different styles and registers, both formal and informal, within itself. 他不在這裏 is Mandarin; it is not a grammatical sentence in Cantonese.