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yeah, isn't it like 1am or something in Australia? Read more

We must be the only people awake in ChinesePod land Baba. :) There is overlap but I think lao is used more generally, both people and things; it... Read more

那,应该also do it with the billabongs Read more

you're a champ...thanks mate for your patience :) Read more

Ok，旧 is used for old dongxi..things. I know lao can be used for old folk for example. Is there an overlap? What are the key differences? It sounds lik... Read more

元 is used after the amount and the symbol ¥ is used before - but they are not used together in the same expression, it is one or the other. Read more

I'm going to say 'no', or 'yes'. I feel a headache coming on. I am recalling my attempts to expand my knowledge of measure words on another thread.... Read more

thanks again mate. ¥ was the first thing I thought of when I was asking about the symbol, and then I thought..nah, I think I'm just thinking of the ye... Read more

¥ is the symbol placed in front - you would type it as a 'special character' in Word I think. I also think it is the same as the symbol for yen. But... Read more

The Paddlepop is a weird (extreme?) example of the concept of 'embedded water' - a topic I plan to discuss in class in a couple of weeks time. Some c... Read more