Friday, August 17, 2007

Chinese Couple Tries to Name Child "@"

The title says it all. According to the Associated Press, a Chinese couple has tried to name their child the ubiquitous "@" symbol. Apparently there are at least 60 million people in China who have names comprised of "unfamiliar characters."

According to the article:

The father "said 'the whole world uses it to write e-mails and translated into Chinese it means 'love him,'"' Li Yuming, the vice director of the State Language Commission, said at a news conference.

I guess "۞" and "©" were already taken...

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