“Worship with…Truth”
Today’s daily text reminds us that Jehovah’s true worshippers worship with TRUTH. Us Chinese fields language learners need to keep in mind that many people have been led to believe things about the Chinese languages, Chinese characters, etc. that are actually not true. Beware!
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Some untrue things about Chinese languages, characters, etc.:
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“Mandarin, Cantonese, etc. are just dialects.”
(Actually, they are separate languages.)
“Characters are primary.”
(SPEECH is primary.)
“_Pīnyīn_ is just a pronunciation aid.”
(_Pīnyīn_ is a full writing system.)
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Why do so many people believe, and even promote, so many untruths about Chinese languages, characters, etc.? There are several generally bad reasons:
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* Tradition/inertia/apathy
* Pride
* Valuing political, social, etc. power, prestige, etc. over truth
* Sunk cost fallacy
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