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A man walks past a sign reading
Monday, May. 03, 2010

Open quoteYou not only take away the little giggle you get while strolling in the park, but you lose a window into the Chinese mind.Close quote

  • OLIVER LUTZ RADTKE,
  • a Ph.D. student pursuing a degree in "Chinglish" at the University of Heidelberg, protesting Shanghai's campaign to clean up Chinese maladaptations of English on signs and menus
Photo: Jason Lee / Reuters | Source: NYT