China bans wordplay in attempt at pun control
Officials say casual alteration of idioms risks nothing less than ‘cultural and linguistic chaos’, despite their common usage
Officials say casual alteration of idioms risks nothing less than ‘cultural and linguistic chaos’, despite their common usage
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Ha! This story made today's Daily Show, which, I shit you not, ended with a reference to the 草尼马. A few years too late, but nonetheless arriving at the party.
Eric Abrahamsen, December 3, 2014, 3:24p.m.
And here's the actual document in Chinese.
Eric Abrahamsen, December 4, 2014, 7:37a.m.