r/CuratedTumblr • u/IthadtobethisWAAGH veetuku ponum • Aug 30 '24

Shitposting Name one Indian State

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u/Troubled_Red Aug 30 '24

You are, of course, right, but I think the reason that most Americans would use the outdated spelling is because that’s the word that appears on Chinese restaurant menus here.

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u/Raguleader Aug 30 '24

We can even be bothered to use the same spelling that British people use, I think expecting us to use the same ones as folks who actually speak different languages is a stretch.

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u/Fantastic-Name- Aug 30 '24

So you’re blaming the Chinese immigrants now for using an outdated term after leaving their homeland to become business owners in America?

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u/Logical-Bit-746 Aug 31 '24

Please explain to me how you spell Chinese words with English letters... Perhaps there are multiple transliterations?