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On December 30 at 9:47 AM by xiaophil

The way I look at it, Westerners come from places that can trace their history to Western Rome. This is why Russia is not Western. It traces its his... Read more

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On December 30 at 9:31 AM by xiaophil

You definitely helped. Thanks! Read more

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On December 30 at 9:14 AM by johnb

This is actually something that bugs the heck out of me, too, zhelijiang. Even labels like "American" are problematic when talking about culture (the... Read more

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On December 30 at 9:01 AM by johnb

My all-time favorite taxi conversation was in late 2004 or early 2005, just after Bush was elected to a second term. My driver told me, after confirmi... Read more

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On December 30 at 8:47 AM by yangk999

Hi Xiaophil, I think "擦点霜" doesn't show clearly your meaning, like if you say "take some cream", they may not understand well your meaning. But if you... Read more

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On December 30 at 8:41 AM by yangk999

Yes, I think it is not proper grammar, in China normally we use ”我给你说" orally. Read more

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On December 30 at 8:32 AM by xiaophil

Thank you yangk999. Can you tell me if 我给你说 is considered proper grammar? I have never been taught this, but it seems that it is familiar with most... Read more

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On December 30 at 8:29 AM by xiaophil

I have a question.  If I'm lazy or forget the exact name for the cream I'm using, can I just say 擦店霜? Read more

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On December 30 at 8:26 AM by yangk999

it should be "我给你说..." or "我跟你说...", means "let me tell you..." Read more

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On December 30 at 8:19 AM by yangk999

Strange, even I'm not from Taiwan but China Mainland, I think "He hit me" should not be "他給我打了" but be "我給他打了" or "他打了我" ("I was hit by him" or "He hi... Read more