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CONFUCIUS SAY
“Confucius say” is a phrase discordant to the modern ear. It bespeaks a history of anti-Chinese sentiment in the U.S. that dates to the 19th century.
The nongrammatical construction “Confucius say” disparages English-speaking Chinese via language stereotyping. It also perverts , a collection of profound sayings and philosophies attributed to the ancient Chinese philosopher
