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21 April 2010

China Bans Roman-Letter Acronyms.

More on typography and nationalism: Victor Mair looks at implications of the memo, possibily orginating in the State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television, advising to broadcasters in the PRC to stop using popular English-based acronyms such as NBA, WTO and GDP.

Related: see his fascinating post on the invasion of China and Taiwan by the roman letter Q.

21 April 2010, 10:51 PM | LINK | Filed in china, nationalism, typography