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Hi Johny, No blame at all for them initially getting it wrong - please see my first post, where I explain the origin of the mistake and ask them to... Read more
Hi tingyun and podster Thanks for your responses. Very interesting. You almost buried me with the avalanche of words, but it was worth the read.... Read more
Haha, my moot court teacher from law school would be ashamed of me. ;). For someone who like to be careful with his Chinese I make all sorts of random... Read more
Tingyun, No worries; I learned something new today. (反切) As an armchair linguist I always find these kinds of things interesting. Btw, I think... Read more
Hi Podster, Simultaneous posts - I think you made all the points better than I, and much more succinctly (I'm afraid I couldn't resist a chance to... Read more
Hi johny, Interesting post - I'll reply point by point. 1) Well, truthfully it was far from all middle schools to begin with. My girlfriend (wh... Read more
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For me, I appreciate Tingyun's input. I don't have any separate basis for forming an opinion other than what has been written here, but regarding yo... Read more
Hi Tingyun, thanks for the thoughtful response. That is helpful and you seem to have a discerning eye/ear, notwithstanding your modesty. Read more