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Title: Do Not Buy This Book Now !!!!!
Review: Do not buy this book now. There is a new version out that emphasizes the simplified characters, which would be much more useful. All of mainland China now uses the simplifed characters, and my wife (native Chinese) has told me that in a year or two, even Hong Kong and Taiwan will be switching over. This book of traditional characters will soon be obsolete. Buy the new version.Note (June 2010): Just on a whim I decided to go back and re-read my reviews to see where I've most embarrassed myself, and I have to admit it's right here. I asked my wife where she got that information, but she said she couldn't remember, but obviously it wasn't true. Taiwan and Hong Kong (and for the most part the U.S.) are still using traditional characters and probably will be for a long time. However, I still hold by my recommendation of getting the version with the simplified characters, especially if you intend to spend any time on the mainline.
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