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Re:If English was written like Chinese (1999) by samus on Tuesday June 04, 2024 @06:22AM (#40572708)
Hong Kong is a special case where English still has higher prestige to begin with. Locals sometimes code-switch to English even if everyone present would understand Cantonese.
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Re:If English was written like Chinese (1999) by gerdesj on Wednesday June 05, 2024 @08:28PM (#40592162)
That sounds like a carefully worded response and I will respect it as such.

Language is important in so many ways - it often defines who you are, regardless of where you are.

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