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Forum: Reading and Writing 8th April 2004, 05:23 AM
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Poll: The Chinese script has been misunderstood.
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are you cantonese geek? now roddy will just...
are you cantonese geek?
now roddy will just click X X X X X X X ... :clap
Forum: Reading and Writing 8th April 2004, 03:55 AM
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Poll: The Chinese script has been misunderstood.
Views: 7,570
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Ian_Lee, you can't do that when the government...
Ian_Lee, you can't do that when the government and the media officials are all BJ appointed
mandarin speakers, and when the number of mandarin speaking people overshadows the natives. We are
still...
Forum: Reading and Writing 8th April 2004, 03:32 AM
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Poll: The Chinese script has been misunderstood.
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That WAS the case only a few years back! Now they...
That WAS the case only a few years back!
Now they tend to try to get by with their mandarin.
CLOSE THE DOORS! ( :twisted: )
Forum: Reading and Writing 8th April 2004, 03:00 AM
Replies: 116
Poll: The Chinese script has been misunderstood.
Views: 7,570
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I believe the degree of tolerance depends on the...
I believe the degree of tolerance depends on the foreign accent's status and influence. If you
admire the culture behind that accent, you would likely tolerate it or even love it, else...
The...
Forum: Reading and Writing 26th March 2004, 04:36 AM
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Poll: The Chinese script has been misunderstood.
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Then "computer" is itself a misnomer?...
Then "computer" is itself a misnomer? anyways off topic :P
Forum: Reading and Writing 25th March 2004, 07:50 AM
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Poll: The Chinese script has been misunderstood.
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actually, 电脑 is the misleading term, but I agree...
actually, 电脑 is the misleading term, but I agree 计算机 is clumsy and it can be confused
with calculators.
Forum: Reading and Writing 24th March 2004, 01:29 PM
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Poll: The Chinese script has been misunderstood.
Views: 7,570
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Why "?" ? Do you mean the parts of the...
Why "?" ?
Do you mean the parts of the words do or do not give hints on what the words mean?
汽油-- gas(liquid)+oil, very intuitive.
无线电(磁波)-- wireless electromagnetic wave(a radio signal is an...
Forum: Reading and Writing 24th March 2004, 09:47 AM
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Poll: The Chinese script has been misunderstood.
Views: 7,570
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They don't need to, they are only responsible for...
They don't need to, they are only responsible for standard Cantonese.
Forum: Reading and Writing 23rd March 2004, 11:49 AM
Replies: 116
Poll: The Chinese script has been misunderstood.
Views: 7,570
Posted By Quest
No, 字, 词, 成语 have very definite and clear...
No, 字, 词, 成语 have very definite and clear meanings. They do not make judgements. They only
do it when they try to explain their language to foreigners, because foreigners can't distinguish
between...
Forum: Reading and Writing 23rd March 2004, 09:26 AM
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Poll: The Chinese script has been misunderstood.
Views: 7,570
Posted By Quest
:lol: :lol: :lol:
:lol: :lol: :lol:
Forum: Reading and Writing 23rd March 2004, 05:07 AM
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Poll: The Chinese script has been misunderstood.
Views: 7,570
Posted By Quest
Not true, 3000 is the character count, not...
Not true, 3000 is the character count, not vocab/word count.
Forum: Reading and Writing 22nd March 2004, 04:16 PM
Replies: 116
Poll: The Chinese script has been misunderstood.
Views: 7,570
Posted By Quest
Ala, are you a native speaker of Chinese? I see...
Ala, are you a native speaker of Chinese?
I see what you mean, but well.. at least me and people I know would not interpret
"yong4 xiaoshuo de xiao, zuo4 yige ju4zi."
the way you do :P
so I...
Forum: Reading and Writing 22nd March 2004, 03:50 PM
Replies: 116
Poll: The Chinese script has been misunderstood.
Views: 7,570
Posted By Quest
小 is a word meaning little/small. Xiao3 is a...
小 is a word meaning little/small.
Xiao3 is a word meaning.....^n[/quote]
No, bathrobe is right. 小 in 小说 is just a part of the word. The equivalent is the root micro-
in microphone.[/quote]
I...
Forum: Reading and Writing 22nd March 2004, 03:28 PM
Replies: 116
Poll: The Chinese script has been misunderstood.
Views: 7,570
Posted By Quest
小 is a word meaning little/small. Xiao3 is a...
小 is a word meaning little/small.
Xiao3 is a word meaning.....^n
Forum: Reading and Writing 22nd March 2004, 03:22 PM
Replies: 116
Poll: The Chinese script has been misunderstood.
Views: 7,570
Posted By Quest
If you learned 小, it makes sense. If you learned...
If you learned 小, it makes sense.
If you learned xiao3, what xiao3?which xiao3?
小说 creates no confusion. 小, no confusion.
xiao3..... what xiao3?
The question is not use " xiao3shuo1", but use...
Forum: Reading and Writing 22nd March 2004, 03:14 PM
Replies: 116
Poll: The Chinese script has been misunderstood.
Views: 7,570
Posted By Quest
exactly. sure it's not lost, it's just in that...
exactly.
sure it's not lost, it's just in that messy corner somewhere in your garage, until everyone in the
house forgets that that something's ever existed.
Forum: Reading and Writing 22nd March 2004, 03:06 PM
Replies: 116
Poll: The Chinese script has been misunderstood.
Views: 7,570
Posted By Quest
Another thing is, the vocabulary used in speaking...
Another thing is, the vocabulary used in speaking is much less than in writing. Some ideas and
concepts are better conveyed through writing. I think the same thing is true in English.
Forum: Reading and Writing 22nd March 2004, 02:56 PM
Replies: 116
Poll: The Chinese script has been misunderstood.
Views: 7,570
Posted By Quest
Sure, but what if you see "xiao3" by...
Sure, but what if you see "xiao3" by itself?
If a student sees a question like this (without context):
"Use the word "xiao3" to make a sentence."
Tell me how can you make it clear that you mean...
Forum: Reading and Writing 22nd March 2004, 02:51 PM
Replies: 116
Poll: The Chinese script has been misunderstood.
Views: 7,570
Posted By Quest
A couple of generations are all that is needed...
A couple of generations are all that is needed for people to forget characters completely(look at
Vietnam/Korea). They will be wondering why 仓，苍，沧，舱，伧 are all cang1,
钱，前，潜，乾，钳 are all qian2,...
Forum: Reading and Writing 22nd March 2004, 02:22 PM
Replies: 116
Poll: The Chinese script has been misunderstood.
Views: 7,570
Posted By Quest
Another thing to consider is, and I think it's...
Another thing to consider is, and I think it's been mentioned in another post, English speakers
"raed by sahpe of the wrods rtaher tahn by suond." that means they do not really have to "spell
out"...
Forum: Reading and Writing 22nd March 2004, 02:12 PM
Replies: 116
Poll: The Chinese script has been misunderstood.
Views: 7,570
Posted By Quest
ala brought up some good points there. Also,...
ala brought up some good points there.
Also, when confusion arises in conversations, the speaker can use informal and "tedious" ways to
explain what he said.
For example,
In a conversation the...
Forum: Reading and Writing 21st March 2004, 06:23 AM
Replies: 116
Poll: The Chinese script has been misunderstood.
Views: 7,570
Posted By Quest
The Chinese script has been misunderstood.
Roddy, I want to hear people's opinions on what I think. So you don't mind that I post my pm here,
do you? 8)
so here is what I wrote to Roddy, please give your vote:
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