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DeeHawk t1_ja7ws0t wrote

The english term is ‘being pedantic”.

But I still thank you for this context.

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CherryBoard t1_ja9d9de wrote

"Chinese Official Speak" is a major cultural phenomenon that has been in play as the way the Chinese communicate since forever, of which understanding is pretty key to discerning whatever the Chinese leadership is actually cooking up

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Sotap t1_ja9kt89 wrote

I mean they are painfully obvious about it imo. Always have been. Annoyingly so.

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Midnight2012 t1_jabtfno wrote

Alot of westerners don't get this tricky language they use.

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