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Posted on: Bazza and Dating Chinese Girls
November 2, 2007 at 2:18 AM

Alllviiiiinn!

Posted on: #22
November 2, 2007 at 2:18 AM

Alllviiiiinn!

Posted on: A Ghost Outside
November 1, 2007 at 1:23 PM

Thank you. I think these sound pairings are extra challenging when they occur in sequence, but your explanation help a lot.

Posted on: A Ghost Outside
November 1, 2007 at 11:34 AM

Sorry for double-posting, but I was also having some trouble getting the pronunciation of 出去 just right. It sounds to me like the first "ch" sound is pretty hard, and almost has a little "j" sprinkled in. The second one is harder to describe - maybe "ch" with a smidgen of "t" added? Would it be possible give some pronunciation tips the next time it's used in a lesson?

Posted on: A Ghost Outside
November 1, 2007 at 11:21 AM

In the expansion sentences, you have: 你不要过去。 Could you also say 你不要去那儿。 Is one construction favored over the other, or are they interchangeable?

Posted on: New York City
October 26, 2007 at 10:44 PM

Peter Hessler's book, "Oracle Bones" contains a humorous passage about the translation of New Yorker. If I remember correctly, when he became the 北京 correspondent for the magazine, The New Yorker, his official press credentials said her worked for 纽约人。 He tried in vain to reason with the bureaucrat and get it changed to 纽约客。

Posted on: Driver's Licenses and Business
October 20, 2007 at 1:20 PM

dmartind, That's absolutely brilliant!

Posted on: Driver's Licenses and Business
October 19, 2007 at 11:28 AM

artkho, I like it as both.

Posted on: #20
October 18, 2007 at 10:52 AM

糟糕! I almost guessed that! I've gotten gun-shy after the embarrassing "Pig In the City" fiasco.

Posted on: #20
October 18, 2007 at 1:48 AM

A very wise man once told me there are three things you NEVER discuss with a woman: 1) her age 2) her weight 3) I can never remember the third one, which probably explains a lot of my past relationship problems. I have no idea what movie this is by the way. My plan to circumvent the practice plan cost by consistently winning movie madness is going very poorly.