>> >Some might say this is comparable to Cantonese, however I disagree, as
>> >YYBHW is used much more often than written Strine.
>> Someone who would say that would be smoking crack big time.
>So are all of the "oppose" voters, and in fact most
>non-Mandarin-speaking Chinese, and most people who speak no variety of
>Chinese but think they know something about it, smoking crack big
>time?
>I guess that makes sense -- after all, Cantonese religion forbids
>crack, and those few Cantonese speakers who expressed opposition have
>obviously gone astray.
Unless you're saying that every one of them explicity compared
Cantonese to written 'Strine (there are no books, newspapers, message
boards or movie subtitles in 'Strine for reasons other than
Australians making fun of themselves), then please don't put words
into my mouth.
- d.