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Old 05-01-2006, 01:41 AM
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i was talking wit m friend whose family is from HK [i'm in south aus] and we decided that you can express yourself better in cantonese.. -plus it may become the underground global language

sorry really drunk..
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>>Cantonese is said to be closer than Mandarin to ancient Chinese.

does it mean majority of Chinese people in the past speak Cantonese ?
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As far as I know the Cantonese people use to live further north. They were pushed south by invaders and brought their language with them.

I have read that many ancient Chinese poems and texts sound better (some even rhyme) when spoken in Cantonese.
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http://hk.news.yahoo.com/060103/12/1k33g.html

read the last paragraph
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Do u have the english version !
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>>Do u have the english version !

sorry, no
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