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Chinese Couple "@" Odds with Government Over Baby's Name
*Source: SNAFU-ed (http://snafu-ed.blogspot.com/2007/08...ernment.html)*
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It's bad enough to want to name your baby "Superman" or "4Real" (http://snafu-ed.blogspot.com/2007/08...superman.html), but the Internet "@" sign?

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.

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