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To: LonePalm

That’s like a dog hanging out in front of a Chinese restaurant in Peking.


“Peking” became “Beijing” in 1979, because “Beijing” is supposed to be closer to how the Chinese themselves pronounce the name of that city.

But Peking duck is still called Peking duck. Go figure.


19 posted on 06/27/2008 12:03:00 PM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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To: Dilbert San Diego

Hmmm...interesting.


22 posted on 06/28/2008 7:29:47 PM PDT by fings
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