Do you speak Chinese?
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Last night Charlie Rose had 3 "internet experts" on his show to discuss the future of the internet and the web. At one point during the discussion one of the guests--an investment banker--predicted that within 5 years the primary language of the net will no longer be english but will become Chinese. Welcome to the middle kingdom folks--it is sooner than you think.
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"Chinese" isn't even a language :rolleyes:
we are here to help each other get through this thing, whatever it is Vonnegut jr.
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Out of curiosity, why does the chinese text in that picture contain a € (Euro Currency) symbol?
I've noticed that too. :) Anyway, I always wanted to ask how do you pronounce "Euro" correctly in English? The same way as in the word "Europe"? Thanks in advance. :) Rado
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I've noticed that too. :) Anyway, I always wanted to ask how do you pronounce "Euro" correctly in English? The same way as in the word "Europe"? Thanks in advance. :) Rado
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Radoslav Bielik wrote: I always wanted to ask how do you pronounce "Euro" correctly in English? The same way as in the word "Europe"? Generally yes. It can depend on accent. In my accent I would say "yOOrip" (actually the "i" here is pronounced half way between an "o" and and "i" - If I had a stronger accent it would tend more towards the "i" as in "ink") and "EEooro" (capitalised letters denote stress)
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Out of curiosity, why does the chinese text in that picture contain a € (Euro Currency) symbol?
I think the Chinese is random gibberish - neither the words "us" or "your" (nor "me" or "you") are in the text. --Mike-- LINKS~! Ericahist | 1ClickPicGrabber | CP SearchBar v2.0.2 | C++ Forum FAQ | You Are Dumb
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"Chinese" isn't even a language :rolleyes:
we are here to help each other get through this thing, whatever it is Vonnegut jr.
boost your code || Fold With Us! || sighist | doxygenpeterchen wrote: "Chinese" isn't even a language Bingo! :laugh::laugh::laugh:
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Last night Charlie Rose had 3 "internet experts" on his show to discuss the future of the internet and the web. At one point during the discussion one of the guests--an investment banker--predicted that within 5 years the primary language of the net will no longer be english but will become Chinese. Welcome to the middle kingdom folks--it is sooner than you think.
"Making money is art and working is art and good business is the best art of all."--Andy Warhol Toasty0.com
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"Chinese" isn't even a language :rolleyes:
we are here to help each other get through this thing, whatever it is Vonnegut jr.
boost your code || Fold With Us! || sighist | doxygenTrue enough, as there are Mandarin, Cantonese and other minor dialects spoken in China. But I think most people refer to Mandarin when they mention Chinese language, which is quite interesting since although China (which national language is Mandarin) has a much bigger population, most "Chinese" movies come from Hongkong (which speaks Cantonese). Edbert P. Sydney, Australia.
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I don't even speak English well and it's my mother tongue. However.... whenever predicting the future, please refer to my sig. :laugh: _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
looks like it is some South Indian language ;P
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True enough, as there are Mandarin, Cantonese and other minor dialects spoken in China. But I think most people refer to Mandarin when they mention Chinese language, which is quite interesting since although China (which national language is Mandarin) has a much bigger population, most "Chinese" movies come from Hongkong (which speaks Cantonese). Edbert P. Sydney, Australia.
But while doing Localization of our product here, we convert it into two, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese. What's the difference. Is Mandarin Simplified Chinese or vice versa ?:confused:
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But while doing Localization of our product here, we convert it into two, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese. What's the difference. Is Mandarin Simplified Chinese or vice versa ?:confused:
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Now you're talking about the writing of the Chinese characters. There are at least 2 kinds of writing that I know of, Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese. Traditional Chinese has been used since a long time ago and are still widely used in Hong Kong. The Chinese Government introduced Simplified Chinese recently. As the name implies, simplified Chinese is Chinese character simplified, for example 3 paralel vertical lines are replaced with one horizontal line. This is done to promote literacy. If you need more information, check Wikipedia[^] Edbert P. Sydney, Australia.