Another mispronunciation by the Chinese president? Bilu or Milu for Peru
Language Log 2024-11-19
Summary:
Xi Jinping is celebrated as the first national leader of the People's Republic of China who speaks Modern Standard (MSM) rather than some heavily accented Sinitic dialect / topolect. That is basically true, though he slurs and swallows his words, and is (in)famous for his numerous verbal gaffes (see "Selected readings" below). Now the pseudoscience and […]