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From: deb5@midway.uchicago.edu (Daniel von Brighoff)
Subject: Re: Pinyin
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In article <7fd8vjvf2k.fsf@phoenix.cs.hku.hk>,
Lee Sau Dan ~{@nJX6X~} <sdlee@cs.hku.hk> wrote:
>>>>>> "Daniel" == Daniel von Brighoff <deb5@midway.uchicago.edu> writes:
>
>    Daniel>   In fact, even
>    Daniel> some of the Chinese-speakers (both learners and
>    Daniel> native-speakers) don't seem to be familiar with Bopomofo!
>
>By  "Chinese-speakers", do you  include  those non-Mandarin  speakers?
>Bopomofo is   for Mandarin, and  it is  not  suprising  that Cantonese
>speakers are unfamiliar with this alphabet.

	Yes.  I'm also including native speakers of Mandarin, though.  The
Mainlanders I know don't seem to be familiar with Bopomofo.  Is it taught
there at all?

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