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從台灣東森新聞防範支語圖卡網上罵戰講起
最近台灣《東森新聞》一張「防範支語」圖卡惹來不少爭議。原因很簡單：圖卡把「地鐵、便利店、寄艙、電單車、菠蘿、士多啤梨、即食麵」等列為中國內地用語，但當中不少明明就是香港常見用語，有些更是很典型的港式講法，例如「士多啤梨」乃英語音譯詞。貼文後來雖然被刪除，但它引起的問題，反而值得我們認真看。 「士多啤梨」定 「草莓」 我們留意這件事，不是因為想加入另一場網上罵戰，而是因為它再次說明：今天不少人一談語言，就很容易由「辨別詞語」變成「貼人標籤」。看見自己不熟悉的講法，第一時間不是問來源、看語境、查脈絡，而是先判它有問題。這種反應，在政治氣氛緊張的時候尤其常見。＜德國之聲＞〈「中國用語」是「支語警察」的假想敵〉一文就提到，部分人對「中國用語」的焦慮，已經不止是用字層面，而是跟文化和政治連在一起。 不過，理解這種焦慮，不等於我們要照單全收。 而對海外家長來說，這件事最值得留意的地方，是它正好映照出我們日常面對的教育現場。孩子在英語環境長大，本身接觸中文的機會已經有限；他們看短片、接觸朋友、聽回來的詞彙，來源少又雜。於是，「聽到甚麼就學甚麼」往往是常態。這也
The “Mainlandization” of Cantonese: What Parents Should Know and Do (Part 2)
In the previous article, we discussed how parents should approach and respond when their children use "Mainlandized" terms or internet slang. Now, let’s look at practical methods for handling this. For children and teenagers living in English-speaking countries, the challenge of distinguishing among Cantonese, Mandarin, and internet slang sources is often hard. Because their daily exposure to Chinese is relatively limited, they often “learn whatever they hear” and may not nat
The “Mainlandization” of Cantonese: What Parents Should Know and Do (Part 1)
In recent years, influenced by Mandarin and mainland Chinese internet culture, some vocabulary, originally common on mainland social media platforms or in commercial contexts, has increasingly entered the Cantonese-speaking communities in Hong Kong and overseas. Some call this phenomenon "Mainlandization" of the language; such changes are, to some extent, related to the popularity of platforms like Xiaohongshu (小紅書), Tiktok (抖音), and Bilibili, as well as increasingly frequent
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