Check out the “dueling laowai” debate over whether to use tone marks on street signs in Taiwan. This is a series of pieces written by Mark of Doubting to Shuo and Prince Roy of Prince Roy’s Realm. Unfortunately, some of the comments have gone off into the land of myths and shadows, and I just don’t have the time or the energy to deal with all of that now. But the basics of the tone-mark debate are well worth reading.
- part 1: Mark writes in favor of using tone marks
- part 2: Prince Roy writes against adding tone marks
- part 3: Mark responds to Prince Roy
- part 4: Prince Roy responds to Mark
Is it a coincidence that this post follows one titled “Tongyongist tells Hanyu Pinyin supporters to ’shut up’ “?