Lesson Comments
Generally speaking in the US hearing bad english is very common because of the many recent immigrants. However we can generally figure out what is be... Read more
If the cricket is anything to go by, you would have to say...England. Rule Britannia. Read more
Hi tungyun Thanks for that tip about 百度百科 - very useful. I have been gradually using Baidu more and more but I didn't realise that I could use... Read more
I no longer own a home in the US, but when I did, the mortgage interest deduction was pretty cool. I'd hate to see that be removed. I found out... Read more
Thank you both gentlemen! I have bookmarked 百度百科 （Bǎidù bǎikē). Jenny's explanation (using "" instead of 《》 ^_^): “发达” 是已经发展好了，“发展” 是还不发达. Read more
"More pleasant than cupping" Great marketing! Read more
Happy 2011 to you too, Zhenlijiang. May we have many productive discussions about Chinese lang & culture in the new year! And a few that are... Read more
Free food for the unwashed and black Roman emperors do not really prove a diverse culture back then; to be sure they wouldn't have thought of it as ac... Read more
FYI, an interesting page of Wikipedia presents different definitions of the "Western World" : * Ethnic / Linguistic * Cultural *... Read more
I make it an obsession of mine to try and remember all the Chinese names I can lol Who would have known that 大力水手 was gin & tonic, at least in one... Read more