Claw Posted June 17, 2004 at 08:10 AM Report Share Posted June 17, 2004 at 08:10 AM This happened a month ago but I didn't see much discussion about it. How do people feel about Taiwan's decision to switch to fully horizontal left-to-right writing for official documents instead of the traditional vertical top-to-bottom? Link to story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/3683825.stm I guess it really doesn't matter too much since it doesn't change the understanding of the writing and from a pragmatic standpoint is probably beneficial, though it's kind of sad to see another aspect of Chinese culture start to disappear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylee Posted June 17, 2004 at 10:12 AM Report Share Posted June 17, 2004 at 10:12 AM it's kind of sad to see another aspect of Chinese culture start to disappear Many books printed in Taiwan and Hongkong still use vertical printing. Don't worry too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pazu Posted June 17, 2004 at 02:58 PM Report Share Posted June 17, 2004 at 02:58 PM and it's stupid to pass a law like this. hha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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