Re: Half of all Chinese people can't speak Mandarin!

>>>>> "António" == António Marques <m.ap@xxxxxxx> writes:

António> If the article equates Mandarin with PTH, it is elevating
António> the number of PTH speakers, if not, leaving it as it
António> is. It may also br that all Mandarin speakers can speak
António> PTH.

No. Many Mandarin speakers cannot speak proper PTH, although they
believe they do.


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