Revisionism

14 thoughts on “Revisionism”

1. With 1.35 billion citizens and dozens of distinct language and dialect groups, I think this pun-suppression effort will be no wok in the park.Report

   1. You think you’re Tso funny, don’t you.Report

      1. In General, yes.Report

   2. That’s it in the Mein.Report

   3. You are correct Glyph. They have no hope of success. They should just punt on this.Report

2. I read the linked story and was struck by the line, “One would think that such offenses are hardly serious of government attention.” Funny thing i thought the same of nanny govt attempts to control soda sales in ny.Report

   1. “One would think that such offenses are hardly serious of government attention.”

      That’s a disappointingly awful sentence to find in a Language Log piece. Must be all those participation trophies they give for essay writing these days.Report

3. One of Chairman Mao’s lesser known saying is that “making puns is a mental disease.”Report

   1. I’d say the same thing the hundredth time someone called me “Mousey Tongue”.Report

4. This will ultimately be a puny effort to prevent China from becoming democratic.Report

   1. The Romans were pretty successful with their Pun-ic Wars.Report

      1. Well, when you’re Roman, you get around.Report

      2. Mike Love delenda est.Report

5. lol maoReport

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