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You definitely helped. Thanks! Read more
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
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
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
Yes, I think it is not proper grammar, in China normally we use ”我给你说" orally. Read more
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
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
it should be "我给你说..." or "我跟你说...", means "let me tell you..." Read more
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
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