From: Henrik Theiling <theiling@...>
> MorphemeAddict writes:
..
> > Chinese seems to have the shortest.
> I don't doubt that. It felt extremely concise when I learned it.
> And then, I was extremely surprised how long the equivalent of
> 'Don't drink and drive!' was in Chinese. I forgot, however. Anyone?
> It was really long.
In Taiwan, it was:
He1 jiu3 bu4 kai1 che1
Kai1 che1 bu4 he1 jiu3
If you drink, don't drive; if you drive, don't drink.
Less a matter of expansion than developing a catchy couplet which is more mnemonic
(and it's not *that* long :) ).
Kou