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It's entirely a joke based on the two different versions of "Chinese" offered on most websites, it's not really meant to be taken seriously. But I've heard that
by pjc50 2y ago
It's entirely a joke based on the two different versions of "Chinese" offered on most websites, it's not really meant to be taken seriously. But I've heard that there's an island in New England somewhere whose local accent is closest to Elizabethan English.
- npongratz 2y agoTangier Island off of Virginia, in the Chesapeake: https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20180206-the-tiny-us-island-with-a-british-accent https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20180206-the-tiny-us-isla... Also, for what it's worth: > Some people have characterised Tangier’s way of speaking as ‘Elizabethan’ or ‘Restoration’ English, but that’s nonsense. Languages aren’t static and the Tangier dialect has changed a lot because of its isolation. It’s a distinct creation of its own," Shores said.
- csh0 2y agoPerhaps you’re thinking of Ocracoke, North Carolina[0] [0]https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20190623-the-us-island-that-speaks-elizabethan-english https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20190623-the-us-island-th...
- watwut 2y agoYeah, but there is a real difference between simplified and traditional Chinese characters. Traditional are more ornamental/complicated while simplified are ... simplified/minimalist .