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A comment on Kenya will start teaching Chinese to elementary school students from 2020. Parent comment

Re:Kenya will start teaching Chinese to elementary school st... by zavi on Wednesday January 09, 2019 @11:35AM (#18866063)
Because spoken language usually has more context (as compared to a brief written sign or a headline).
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Re:Kenya will start teaching Chinese to elementary school st... by tivert on Wednesday January 09, 2019 @12:00PM (#18866348)
In those contexts, I'd think you could usually choose a different phrasing that wouldn't be ambiguous.
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