This is some level 99 linguistic taunting going on around me all the time that I can't see. Sometimes @maryhui lifts the veil a tiny bit and it is invariably wonderful. In this case, the sign belongs to a popular baked goods chain whose plutocrat owner is vocally pro-Beijinghttps://twitter.com/maryhui/status/1180349128133365762 …
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@jmulich pointed me to this lovely thread by@maryhui a while ago. But I want the other half of this story too—how the mainland's linguistic blindness about the diversity of Chinese makes them less good at oppressionhttps://twitter.com/maryhui/status/1154093412330557441 …Show this threadThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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