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Old 10-04-2007, 06:11 PM
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p.c. in baseball????

why are the other 4,654,866 wangs called wang...but the yankee's wang is called wong ?
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Old 10-04-2007, 10:09 PM
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Re: p.c. in baseball????

It's pronounced Wong because that's the way it's meant. I think there is no Wang (said that way) in the Chinese language.
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Old 10-06-2007, 09:29 AM
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Re: p.c. in baseball????

what yankee game was broadcast in the chinese language?????
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Old 10-06-2007, 10:55 AM
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Re: p.c. in baseball????

I don't know but I'm sure some are broadcasted over in Taiwan when he pitches.
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Old 10-06-2007, 12:45 PM
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Re: p.c. in baseball????

There are Wangs, Wayne Wang is pronounced Wang, he's a Chinese director.
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Old 10-06-2007, 01:05 PM
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Re: p.c. in baseball????

Nevertheless, Chien-Meng Wang is pronunched wong.

I think you're reading too much into the man's name.
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