This is just an acronym that you still see and use today, though there were newer systems that are more expressive for other languages, non-romance languages.

这就是你仍在看到和使用的缩略词，尽管出现了新的语言系统,能够更好的表达其他的语言。

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The programming will be original, and the veejays will speak English, even though many of the song lyrics will be in other languages.

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These qualities, though, are offset by arbitrary spelling, and, besides, there are other languages, such as Russian, that have spread despite being difficult to master.

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