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Nothing about the literature? Larry Send a noteboard - 16/09/2012 07:22:00 PM
I don't disagree with your assessment of Chinese (or Japanese) when it comes to business/general communication, but the one (albeit weak) reason I could justify even the contemplation of studying Chinese is for their literature. Yes, I know most of the classics have been translated into European languages, but considering your stance on translation... ;)
Illusions fall like the husk of a fruit, one after another, and the fruit is experience. - Narrator, Sylvie

Je suis méchant.
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Why You Don't Want to Study Mandarin Tom - 16/09/2012 05:36:18 PM 985 Views
Nothing about the literature? Larry - 16/09/2012 07:22:00 PM 643 Views
This was meant to address the movement to learn Mandarin based on its "usefulness". Tom - 16/09/2012 11:20:13 PM 630 Views
I know Larry - 17/09/2012 02:33:51 AM 573 Views
Re: Nothing about the literature? DomA - 17/09/2012 01:14:05 AM 828 Views
Actually... Tom - 17/09/2012 02:30:15 AM 643 Views
Let me also clarify that 曰 is different from 日 *NM* Tom - 17/09/2012 04:18:20 PM 281 Views
If I were younger, I would have considered expending the effort Larry - 17/09/2012 02:58:30 AM 802 Views
This is very interesting. Dan - 17/09/2012 05:08:59 AM 815 Views
*applauds* That was interesting, insightful, and paradoxically inspiring. Thank you. *NM* Burr - 16/09/2012 10:29:08 PM 336 Views
Questions Dan - 17/09/2012 05:04:10 AM 878 Views
No one will ever know what Attic Greek's accents sounded like. Tom - 17/09/2012 07:12:30 PM 580 Views
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