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Posted on: I'm gonna be Late
On July 14 at 7:53 AM by bababardwan

wo zai kandu zhongwen boke name chang, name duo de taolun, yiding hui chidaole Read more

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Posted on: I'm gonna be Late
On July 14 at 7:53 AM by sclim

Dilu: fyi, I use "pissed off" all the time, no problem, in conversations with my contemporaries and friends and family except with my parents-in law (... Read more

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Posted on: I'm gonna be Late
On July 14 at 7:49 AM by zhenlijiang

Hi sclim, actually I personally would discourage Chinese (and Korean and Japanese) learners of English from using “gonna” and “wanna” as if they were... Read more

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On July 14 at 7:27 AM by connie

这个结局的确出乎意料。按常理这类故事都会以喜剧结尾,没想到是个悲剧。哎,正义在哪里啊? Read more

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Posted on: I'm gonna be Late
On July 14 at 7:22 AM by sclim

(Again, please note I'm not ccclim, nor even a relative!) I think ccclim's reaction is merely a manifestation of the varied acceptablity of "pissed" a... Read more

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Posted on: I'm gonna be Late
On July 14 at 7:04 AM by sclim

More like "De gustibus non est disputandum", i'm afraid, which is where the discussion seems to be drifting. Read more

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Posted on: I'm gonna be Late
On July 14 at 7:02 AM by sclim

(please note I'm not ccclim; it's remarkable how close our CP identities are in print!). I would point out that once you state "there are no 'impo... Read more

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Posted on: I'm gonna be Late
On July 14 at 6:37 AM by sclim

ps I should add that my knowledge lately is primarily in N American speech patterns and writing. It is possible that "ganna" is commonly written elsew... Read more

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Posted on: I'm gonna be Late
On July 14 at 6:32 AM by sclim

Oh dear, now I have to try and express what I sorta know which makes sense in my head, but comes out disjointed on paper. English is a living and flui... Read more

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On July 14 at 6:16 AM by babyeggplant

我有点难过。孙悟空,你快点回来吧! Read more