User Comments - Right-Wingnut

Posted on: Hamsters, Snakes, and Owls

OK, you win. I'm not up to challenging a show of bluster.

Posted on: Hamsters, Snakes, and Owls

African and Asian elephants are different species, but we still call them elephants. We distinguish them by adding another word. Most common rats and mice belong to the same family. And the distinction between what is a rat and what is a mouse is purely arbitrary, generally based on who originally named them.

Posted on: Hamsters, Snakes, and Owls

Is there a need to differentiate? They are the same animal except for size. I recall when I was small wondering why we have two words for the same thing.

Posted on: Buying a Bike

Your text version of the lesson does not include any vocabulary or supplementary vocabulary.

Posted on: Internet Slang (Part Two)

Makes sense, thanks. Would have thought they'd announce this though. Or maybe I missed the announcement.

Posted on: For the Love of Pale Skin

Or a willy-willy

Posted on: Internet Slang (Part Two)

Where has BST been for the last two weeks?

Posted on: Explaining Your Job

No problems. And if you were talking about an object, just interpret the missing word as dōngxī (thing), unless there are clues in the context which allow you to be more specific.

Posted on: Terracotta Warriors

OK, that makes things even more confusing.

I like your name though. It reminds me of a movie title.

Edit:

Oh - I get the photo now (I thought that was a bandage) - hence your name.

Posted on: Explaining Your Job

Just in case its not obvious, another implied word is missing:

Nǐ shì (zuò shénme gōngzuò) de rén?

The part in brackets is like an adjective in that it modifies the noun following.

ie. You are (do what work) person?

ie. You are a person who does what work?