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henning

Posted on: The 80/20 Rule
August 28, 2008 at 5:42 AM

Thanks, goulnik!

Posted on: The 80/20 Rule
August 28, 2008 at 4:43 AM

Is there a difference between 成本 and 费用?

Posted on: The 80/20 Rule
August 28, 2008 at 4:16 AM

Eventually a both challenging and business-focused lesson again. Thanks!

But don't forget the culminated value of those 80% - some businesses focus their entire business model on that. Also see here: 长尾

Posted on: Sneezing
August 25, 2008 at 7:25 AM

lanqing,

please apologize! I should definately not write any posts before coffee #3. Both variants are synonymous.

Posted on: Caught in the Act
August 25, 2008 at 6:59 AM

Regarding the phrase:

我们错了

This is one of the current favourites of my 3year old:

Posted on: Sneezing
August 25, 2008 at 5:13 AM

lanqing,

there are no blanks in Chinese texts so both variants are the same.

Posted on: 日本人的起源
August 23, 2008 at 3:11 PM

changye,

as long as you guys keep up the tradition of insulting each other (as we used to do over here up to very recently) and do not come up with the crazy idea of forming an "East-Asian Union", western economies can sleep well.

[the most efficient concept would of course be a Federation of Planets, but who asks me ;)  ]

Posted on: We're going to miss the plane!
August 22, 2008 at 9:31 AM

thriple, changye,

thanks.The 就 for "only" was new to me.

Actually my mistake was that I thought I could use a 才 to emphasize that there are "barely" or "just" a few minutes left. As I understand it now, however, it would turn the meaning into something awkward like "only now there are just a few minutes left".

Posted on: Morning at the Office
August 22, 2008 at 7:49 AM

changye:

short and long as in "sheet" vs. "shit"?

That seems to be the most difficult part of European pronounciation for Chinese speakers. It is almost as hard as the tones are for us.

Posted on: 多音字
August 22, 2008 at 6:08 AM

Although I also found that article highly interesting, you have to carefully consider the source - that guy is known to be on a crusade against Hanzi.

I assume the numbers would look less freightening if you deduct rare readings. That third tone 上 changye brought up recently definately makes 上 a 多音字, although it is not really relevant for a beginner.