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Posted on: Fun at the Beach
On June 23 at 3:31 AM by JasonSch

Yes, an Australian friend told me he hasn't heard it and wouldn't say it. I did find it in the Corpus of Contemporary American English, however, so it... Read more

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Posted on: World Cup Talk
On June 23 at 2:42 AM by bababardwan

I guess 冰球 refers more specifically to ice hockey and cannot be used to refer to Hockey in general....such as field hockey,roller hockey,deng deng ,du... Read more

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Posted on: World Cup Talk
On June 23 at 2:29 AM by brendaninaus

So they don't have BYO (bring your own) in the US? They arequite common in Australia so restuarants avoid having to have the complex and troublesome... Read more

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Posted on: World Cup Talk
On June 23 at 2:21 AM by bababardwan

This 射门 caught my attention for a couple of reasons. Firstly I have read here and hear on cctv 5 [in a brief listen] 打门 ...which is more common? Th... Read more

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Posted on: World Cup Talk
On June 23 at 2:16 AM by bababardwan

The etymology of 传 is quite interesting. 人 on the left is the radical...fair enough. On the right we have 专 which in one definition can mean "monopoli... Read more

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Posted on: Fun at the Beach
On June 23 at 2:13 AM by go_manly

I guess I've heard this occasionally in Australia, but it gives the impression that the person is young and/or uneducated. Read more

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Posted on: Fun at the Beach
On June 23 at 2:01 AM by JasonSch

Hi RJ, That's interesting that you wouldn't say you "forgot something (in/at/on) somewhere". I've always used this pattern. Out of curiosity, I've... Read more

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Posted on: Football Mania
On June 22 at 9:33 PM by xiao_liang

They did the "Thread of the month" offer a couple of times. But I think that's stopped now? Read more

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On June 22 at 9:31 PM by xiao_liang

Is azerdocmom still around? I wonder how Josh's Chinese is getting on as he approaches the terrible teens :-)  Read more

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Posted on: A Tour of Xi'an
On June 22 at 5:17 PM by ji_li

I second that. Tang dynasty's Wu Zetian's resting place is well worth a visit: beautiful scenery and unusual history (she was China's only "female emp... Read more