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Dec 02, 2007 20:39

Sigh. Apparently Wade-Giles is dead.

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batmiles December 3 2007, 03:15:01 UTC

Are you actually talking about a Romanization system?

Wiki'd! just_hsut_me December 3 2007, 04:41:24 UTC

Thomas Wade died in 1895. Herbert Giles died in 1935.

Where did you think Wade-Giles was living?

Re: Wiki'd! thian_un December 3 2007, 05:08:24 UTC

In my heart! It lives on in my heart!

Re: Wiki'd! batmiles December 3 2007, 08:06:57 UTC

Oh dear.

Re: Wiki'd! thian_un December 3 2007, 15:08:14 UTC

Want to write my non Wade-Giles papers for me, Miles dearest?

Re: Wiki'd! batmiles December 3 2007, 16:15:19 UTC

I barely know what that means, hon. When I first saw this post, I thought you had a cat in Kaohsiung named Wade-Giles who had died. I'm a little out of my depth here.

Re: Wiki'd! thian_un December 3 2007, 16:25:06 UTC

The funny thing about that is last night I started thinking about giving a cat "Wade-Giles" for a middle name.

My papers have nothing to do with romanization systems. It's only that I can't romanize Chinese the way I prefer that has me artificially upset.

Re: Wiki'd! batmiles December 3 2007, 19:58:18 UTC

Strange. Why'd we both go to cats?

And I think that's a completely valid reason to be upset. But then, I would, wouldn't I?

Re: Wiki'd! just_hsut_me December 4 2007, 03:15:18 UTC

I've seen Wade-Giles in books published in 2002 and 2003. Who has proscribed Wade-Giles? Who dare contradict the will of the Duke of Zhou? (I'm sorry - Tu-k'o O-fu Chou).

Re: Wiki'd! thian_un December 4 2007, 03:26:08 UTC

Master Copp has proscribed my consistent use of Wade-Giles for his seminar paper.

I am blown away by the idea of Chinglish Wade-Giles. Next paper/journal entry/online conversation I have mei-p'i en-t'i-er-li lai-k'o ta-t'eh.

Re: Wiki'd! thian_un December 4 2007, 03:36:57 UTC

failure! en-t'ai-er-li a failure.

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