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Similarly, RCK, I am mocked in Singapore for sounding so "mainland". One suspects that for most of us, the main accent that we're going to have is... Read more
In China they like to do that in the privacy of their own stations. Humiliation I mean. Not that I have been humiliated there. My dealings with the... Read more
I think justice was served by your answer, thank you. ^_^ I think you are right. Maybe b/c it was an otherwise good citizen? Or maybe she was telli... Read more
when I listen to the examples in expansion: (three usages under 但是 ...) : 想 always sounds similar to xiao instead of xiang. Or do I have a pr... Read more
shanghai_rocks I wish I could do your question justice (he he) - lets hope someone knowledgeable sets us right. At a very broad level the terms are... Read more
oh sorry mate. You've caught me out...I usually read all the posts but didn't this time as I haven't studied this lesson. I only became interested whe... Read more
I agree, very apt. My mate here thinks it's a borrow word; see my post above, a few days ago. Read more
And I thought just the same - 'ass' sounds (to us) a silly way of pronouncing 'arse'. Interesting you think 'arse' sounds polite; I thought 'ass' was... Read more
yeah, right, can't forget "I don't care" either. Now for when i'm entertaining my especially evil cynical side, i need "here's a quarter. Call someo... Read more
The R-rated version of "Mind your own business!" uses a different "guan" . ^_^ I thought it was 管 but it's 关. Connie said it in another QW , it was... Read more