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A comment on HK social media users writing phonetically spelled posts to shut out trolls.

Re:HK social media users writing phonetically spelled posts ... by loocsinus on Sunday August 18, 2019 @10:29AM (#20730305)
Hong Kong is not the only place where people speak Cantonese. The entire region of GuangDong (Canton) speak this dialect. Do they believe all "trolls" speak Mandarin?
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Re:HK social media users writing phonetically spelled posts ... by robjan on Monday August 19, 2019 @02:06AM (#20735272)
The people of Guangdong will usually tell you that South Chinese people are generally apolitical and tend to care more about money and good food.
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Re:HK social media users writing phonetically spelled posts ... by rolltiide on Sunday August 18, 2019 @02:04PM (#20731775)
Its just desperation when the solutions are nonexistent or inefficient

Not dissimilar to calling everyone that disagrees with you a Russian bot, which was very prevalent in the states for a few years

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