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Re: "Hindilish" & "Hinglish"

From:Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...>
Date:Saturday, May 13, 2000, 23:44
Jonathan Chang wrote:
> Supposedly 10-15 % of the Mainland Chinese know some level of English.
What does "some level" mean? That is a *very* vague term. Does it refer to knowing a few words, or does it mean that they can speak and understand it haltingly? -- "If the stars should appear one night in a thousand years, how would men believe and adore, and preserve for many generations the remembrance of the city of God!" - Ralph Waldo Emerson ICQ: 18656696 AIM Screen-Name: NikTailor