In a message dated 2001-06-04 12:32:28 Pacific Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> I think the problem that Doug might be suggesting (correct me if I'm
> wrong, Doug) is that "Chinese" is also the name of a language(s). The
> term "Han" doesn't have this problem, but the term is unfamilar to most
> people.
My concern was that these characters, although originating in China, are used
to write not only Chinese, but also Japanese (and purportedly Korean, and
formerly Vietnamese). Calling them "Chinese" could be seen as Yet Another
cultural slight.
-Doug Ewell
Fullerton, California
