http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-04/15/content_7677364.htm http://www.chinglish.de/ ************* Quote: Some of Radtke's favorite phrases include: "Welcome To Presence", "Wash after relief", "Little grass has life, please watch your step" and his first specimen, which sparked his interest in Chinglish in 2000 - "Don't forget to carry your thing". Another darling is "STELIOT" - the mirror image of "toilets". Radtke said he loves this example because it came from the sign-maker's presumption that since Chinese characters were once written from right to left, English letters could be, too. ************* I think Chinglish would not totally disappear any time soon. However, things are getting better as more and more Chinese students are learning and use English, maybe to a point of spending too much time on English. -- Xiaofan http://mcuee.blogspot.com -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist