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Posted on: 闪婚
On August 06 at 5:03 AM by jennyzhu

闪离也可以。你很厉害噢,在不知道有这个说法的情况下,发明了一个好词! Read more

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Posted on: iPhone vs Android
On August 06 at 5:01 AM by jennyzhu

I used the Skype app on my Nexus one. Virtually useless if you don't have 3G. Read more

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Posted on: iPhone vs Android
On August 06 at 5:00 AM by jennyzhu

我买的可是苹果店的正牌货哦。 Read more

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Posted on: iPhone vs Android
On August 06 at 4:59 AM by jennyzhu

Yes, they cut your SIM into a smaller card to fit into iPhone 4. Read more

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Posted on: Punctuation Marks
On August 06 at 4:55 AM by jennyzhu

; is 分号. Its usage is the same as in English. But in Chinese it's usually used in very formal writing such as legal contracts, government press rele... Read more

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Posted on: Punctuation Marks
On August 06 at 4:50 AM by jennyzhu

Your example proves our the point we made about how commas are often liberally used in Chinese when there is a common subject matter. We often use co... Read more

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Posted on: Punctuation Marks
On August 06 at 4:48 AM by orangina

Ah! so this explains why the coma is the first option when I am typing in Chinese on my phone.  I wonder if explanation points are used less of... Read more

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On August 06 at 3:32 AM by joyce_counselor

"My battery is dead." 没电了(mei2 dian4 le0)。 That's a funny phrase to me. It's like some sort of super power and the battery could come back to life,... Read more

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Posted on: Punctuation Marks
On August 06 at 3:14 AM by yarajeev

A good introduction to the punctuation marks in Chinese.  However, the real mysteries (at least to me) were not touched upon. For example, where... Read more

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Posted on: Punctuation Marks
On August 06 at 2:59 AM by bababardwan

Ah, here we have another of the great mysteries of the universe...why the Chinese ellipsis has 6 dots and English only has 3...why is it so?..and what... Read more