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To: jbe who wrote (1627)11/14/1999 1:15:00 PM
From: Edwarda  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 3246
 
Oh, Joan, did you post this to Neocon as well? The poor man, when he logs on, to have us beating him over the head so! LOL!



To: jbe who wrote (1627)11/15/1999 12:42:00 AM
From: Neocon  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 3246
 
How many of the billion and a half, who speak dialects of supposed Chinese as different as the languages of Europe, German to Dutch to Swedish to Danish, etc., are literate, or better than semi- literate, and how many of them would find the "everday language" of Lu Xan their everday language? And how large is the impact, beyond language, on anyone? I don't know, but without being in a position to evaluate, I am not immediately inclined to include the fellow.....