China bars English words

[pepponeskie]

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China bars English words

BEIJING - CHINESE newspapers, books and websites will no longer be allowed to use English words and phrases, the country's publishing body has announced, saying the 'purity' of the Chinese language is in peril.

The General Administration of Press and Publication, which announced the new rule on Monday, said the increasing use of English words and abbreviations in Chinese texts had caused confusion and was a means of 'abusing the language'.

Such practices 'severely damaged the standard and purity of the Chinese language and disrupted the harmonious and healthy language and cultural environment, causing negative social impacts,' the body said on its website.

'It is banned to mix at will foreign language phrases such as English words or abbreviations with Chinese publications, creating words of vague meaning that are not exactly Chinese or of any foreign language,' it said. GAPP said companies which violated the regulation would face 'administrative punishment' without offering specifics.

English abbreviations such as NBA (National Basketball Association), GDP (gross domestic product), CPI (consumer price index) and WTO (World Trade Organization) are commonly used in Chinese publications.

The body left a small loophole, saying that 'if necessary", English terms could be used but now must be followed by a direct translation of the abbreviation or an explanation in Chinese, according to the regulation. The names of people or places in English also must be translated, the China Daily reported on Wednesday. -- AFP

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[AmorsoloX]

at least di sila mka imbento og jejemon or gay-lingo didtu. hehehe..

luod kaau paminawn chinglish oi..

[boom_box]

So pati ang CCTV na English channel.. wala na?

[miyay]

^murag ang pasabot siguro na kung chinese ang libro, pure chinese as much as possible. ang cctv english channel, english gihapon. ang pangutana kung pure english ra sad

[boom_box]

^murag ang pasabot siguro na kung chinese ang libro, pure chinese as much as possible. ang cctv english channel, english gihapon. ang pangutana kung pure english ra sad

At least nalang gani, ang CCTV English channel, dili jud Engrish ug quality...

[FranZeno]

sakto sd ni..at least kung mg.chinese, chinese jd tanan, wa nay sagol english..lain mn sd paminawon..hehehe

[pepponeskie]

di parehas natong mga pinoy nga sagulan ug english, labe na tagalog irritating kaau paminawon...ang CIRCLE ky "sir-kel", OBSTACLE ky "obs-ta-kel"...

In the other side, nationalism sad ang tumong sa China tingale ani, another way of propaganda sad.

Pero kung di sila magtuon ug English, maglisud sad sila, gawas nalang ug asenso kaau sila parehas sa Japan, Germany ug uban pa.

[epoaxlan]

di parehas natong mga pinoy nga sagulan ug english, labe na tagalog irritating kaau paminawon...ang CIRCLE ky "sir-kel", OBSTACLE ky "obs-ta-kel"...

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I agree with u...

unsaon nalng ang mga foreigners na moanha sa china kong chinese characters ila makita tanan..

[FranZeno]

di parehas natong mga pinoy nga sagulan ug english, labe na tagalog irritating kaau paminawon...ang CIRCLE ky "sir-kel", OBSTACLE ky "obs-ta-kel"...

In the other side, nationalism sad ang tumong sa China tingale ani, another way of propaganda sad.

Pero kung di sila magtuon ug English, maglisud sad sila, gawas nalang ug asenso kaau sila parehas sa Japan, Germany ug uban pa.

ana jd na..puro derivative ato words..understandable ra mn sd ky the country grew up with a huge influence from USA and Spain..

I agree with u...

unsaon nalng ang mga foreigners na moanha sa china kong chinese characters ila makita tanan..

dli sd cgro puro chinese, as long as dili isagol ang english n chinese..ok ra kng naa translation below chinese words but never mix it together..i think mao na pasabot ani..

[colby]

Funny raba kaayo ng mga English transaltion sa Chinese..LOL