hmmm Chapter 8764

So, China...specifically, Beijing.

Seems to me when English spells Chinese, it should spell it the way it's pronounced in Chinese...

For that matter, English should be spelled the way it's pronounced.

Take the word "these" for example. It should be more properly spelled "theez"
Because, regardless of social caste, geographic dialect or side of the Atlantic, almost everyone pronounces this word "theez" (with the exception of Italian-Americans from the New York area, wherein, the word is pronounced "deez"

Either way, a double E and a Z at the end are obviously the most appropriate way to spell the word "these"

However, back to the origianl topic; In China, many Chinese words which begin with a "sh" sound are spelled with an X of all things.
The island of Xiamen for example, should more properly be spelled "Shee'ah'min"

I mean, really, how can we ever expect to have world peace if we can't even pronounce one anotherz languages.

(Mental note...write "The Real Dictionary" (allow for dialect varient))