Made in Chian

Language Log 2013-03-27

Summary:

From theChive:At first I thought that might have been a unique slip-up, but it turns out that "Made in Chian" is common. There has been at least one essay on the subject, and images documenting this spelling are legion. Here are just a few.From RCGroups:From TranslatorsCafé:The plastic liner of a gift flower basket:Among the [...]

Link:

http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=4529

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Authors:

Victor Mair

Date tagged:

03/27/2013, 07:26

Date published:

03/27/2013, 05:07