User Comments - RJ
RJ
Posted on: Chinese New Year News
January 25, 2009 at 3:47 PMobitoddkenobi,
Thank you, and I would like to echo the same sentiment to all, 恭喜发财. Who ever said you cant buy happiness was wrong. It should be, you cant charge happiness but if you have the cash - woohooo.
All joking aside, may everyone have a great year of the Ox. For some reason I feel good about this year. Jenny will buy new clothes, CPOD will continue to amaze, and may the rest of us live a happy healthy cash flush year and rise to new heights in our Chinese learning experience. All the best to the entire community.
RJ
Posted on: 1949
January 25, 2009 at 2:59 PM"Daves not here".
but Pete is, so I have every confidence that it will be fixed now.
Posted on: Slang-ular Momentum
January 25, 2009 at 2:17 PMddrlump (sorry but that is a mouthfull to type),
I have seen 3Q also. I think Matt was tired.
btw - you seem to be doing extremely well for the short time you have been here (you said 9 months?). Especially considering you have to double translate sometimes. Good for you.
Kesirui - thanks for the "warning". I will check it out right away.
Posted on: Hanging Up the Phone
January 24, 2009 at 5:25 PMI made it so easy it was hard. Pretty sneaky huh?
there is a lesson that gives a few examples but I learned them by chatting on line with co-workers in China.
Posted on: Farewell, Son 游子吟
January 24, 2009 at 1:35 PMPete - I dont know what the hell John is talking about, but please dont do Celine Dion. My eyes would be scarred for life.
Posted on: Hanging Up the Phone
January 24, 2009 at 4:02 AM888rdwan- 94 - yep you guessed it. Now figure out the 94. hint - sounds like 就是。
Posted on: Farewell, Son 游子吟
January 23, 2009 at 9:10 PMYes bababardwan - there is no exchange rate when it comes to opinion. :-)
Posted on: Farewell, Son 游子吟
January 23, 2009 at 1:45 PMBrent - have a beer. Youll be fine.
Posted on: Farewell, Son 游子吟
January 23, 2009 at 1:14 PMBrent- I would have to say until now there is no such word as bolded. I believe you must say emboldened but what do I know. Anyway its up to us, we are the owners of the language, we create the speech and the linguists come along after and try to fit all of our language into a set of grammatical rules. The rules do not come first, the rules are not perfect, and there are always exceptions. I also reserve the right as a native speaker, to use "poetic license", any time I see that it works.
Posted on: Slang-ular Momentum
January 25, 2009 at 4:34 PMChangye- you are still young my friend. Just wiser.