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Why is it that Chinese is considered a cultured, by hadji 2008-10-01 14:12:05
intricate, complex language, partially due to the fact that a complete word can be represented by a single character. Yet, in this modern age, when people text back and forth with phrases like, "i luv u 4ever" or "u r gr8", it's not perceived as such a great thing?

I sense a double standard here, and I am extremely disappointed.
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  If you figure out how to get enough keys... by firehawk2008-10-01 14:13:12
    OK, I've figured that out. by hadji2008-10-01 14:15:28
      In order to verify the answer... by firehawk2008-10-01 14:18:54
    People text in Chinese using character input by kyrasantae2008-10-01 18:52:36
      Don't help him! :) (n/t) by firehawk2008-10-01 20:21:20
  Chinese is designed to be that way by confused.brit2008-10-01 14:22:39
    What's b6'd? by firehawk2008-10-01 14:44:51
      Euphemized slang for by bitflipper2008-10-01 14:45:57
        o.O Still not ringing a bell. by firehawk2008-10-01 14:48:39
          The root verb rhymes with "hugger" (n/t) by bitflipper2008-10-01 14:50:31
            And the hedgehog cannot be b6 at all by confused.brit2008-10-01 14:59:05
          mugger (n/t) by quilting_kitty2008-10-01 14:50:42
            That's profanity? o.O by firehawk2008-10-01 14:54:22
              :shrug: I'm USian, too, but I picked it up from by bitflipper2008-10-01 14:56:40
                I'm still trying to learn profanity in Latin. :P ( (n/t) by Lethosos2008-10-01 15:02:16
                  An excellent starting source by bitflipper2008-10-01 15:06:45
                    To be fair by Lethosos2008-10-01 15:11:09
                      It's actually an easy read by bitflipper2008-10-01 15:14:51
                Oh, I know the word well... by firehawk2008-10-01 19:06:25
  Who says it's a cultured, intricate, complex lang? by Concept2008-10-01 14:25:12
    English is more intricate and complex? by Illiad2008-10-01 15:48:51
      True, by Lethosos2008-10-01 15:57:50
  consider the army of China vs the army of pwneds by joresgump2008-10-01 14:25:53
    Does the terracotta army count? (n/t) by veran2008-10-01 14:29:54
      Kind of hard to count when you are made of clay... by Classic_Jon2008-10-01 14:35:30
        And dated back to the era of the Warring States (n (n/t) by Lethosos2008-10-01 14:37:26
          Does that mean that the terracotta army made an by Classic_Jon2008-10-01 14:38:31
            Nah, they're outdated. (n/t) by Lethosos2008-10-01 14:40:32
              Ahhh so they were Epoc-riphal (n/t) by Classic_Jon2008-10-01 14:46:13
                Classic_Jon, you are find one credit for violation by firehawk2008-10-01 14:52:23
                  Woot, I go my brains eat... (drools) by Classic_Jon2008-10-01 15:06:12
                    I'd clock you... by Lethosos2008-10-01 15:08:25
                      I bet I only have a few... by Classic_Jon2008-10-01 15:14:23
                        What are you guys tocking about? (n/t) by bitflipper2008-10-01 15:15:50
                          Nnot much but it took us....Hours to get here. (n/t) by Classic_Jon2008-10-01 15:18:00
                            But we'd be back for you in a nano-second... >) ( (n/t) by Lethosos2008-10-01 15:21:26
                              Good, because I only have a few Minutes left (n/t) by Classic_Jon2008-10-01 15:32:55
                        C'mon by Lethosos2008-10-01 15:19:04
                          You had better Watch it bucko! by Classic_Jon2008-10-01 15:25:36
  I don't know if it is so much of a double standard by Classic_Jon2008-10-01 14:26:02
  Not really by Lethosos2008-10-01 14:26:44
    One of the guys I went to school with that by Classic_Jon2008-10-01 14:30:53
  Ideograms occur in the early stage of writing. by run.dll2008-10-01 14:56:27
  Ummm . . . you do all realize by hadji2008-10-01 15:46:53
    Geeks. by Illiad2008-10-01 15:50:10
      And don't say that to the Godzilla fandom, too (n/ (n/t) by Lethosos2008-10-01 15:50:49
      Old man, how is it that you can hear all these thi by hadji2008-10-01 15:56:19
        Young man, how is it that you cannot? by themadkansan2008-10-01 17:22:03
    Sure, but why miss a chance to rant? ;-) (n/t) by bitflipper2008-10-01 15:50:21
      Fair enough. :-) (n/t) by hadji2008-10-01 15:51:00
    You are fined one geek point by Concept2008-10-01 15:52:12
      o.O by hadji2008-10-01 15:53:11
        Your Jedi mind tricks will not work on me! by Concept2008-10-01 15:55:05
          Ah, yes . . . well, then, I'll just leave this by hadji2008-10-01 15:59:46

 

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