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Posted on: When Opposites Collide (1)
April 25, 2011 at 11:11 PM

That's funny, 黑白棋 is the chinese name of the Othello/Reversi game.

棋子不动!

http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%BB%91%E7%99%BD%E6%A3%8B

Chinese and western checkers game are called 跳棋.

在棋盤上每一隻棋子能跳!

Posted on: Losing and Forgetting
April 25, 2011 at 10:41 PM

Grammar Girl: On accident Vs By accident

According to Barratt's study, use of the two different versions appears to be distributed by age. Whereas on accident is common in people under 35, almost no one over 40 says on accident. Most older people say by accident. It's really amazing: the study says that “on is more prevalent under age 10, both on and by are common between the ages of 10 and 35, and by is overwhelmingly preferred by those over 35.” I definitely prefer by accident.

http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/on-accident-versus-by-accident.aspx

Posted on: When Opposites Collide (1)
April 23, 2011 at 8:40 PM

When opposites collide ... There's a famous exception to this rule : 黑白 (black and white / good and wrong)

Incidentally, 黑白 has the same meaning in chinese and in english (or in most languages btw).

http://www.nciku.com/search/zh/detail/%E9%BB%91%E7%99%BD/1305990

Posted on: Sales Localization
April 11, 2011 at 10:42 AM

"The the impotence of proofreading" by Taylor Mali

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OonDPGwAyfQ

Posted on: Sales Localization
April 11, 2011 at 7:39 AM

I think there's a typo in the text on top of this page :

"marketing manger Kay" should be "marketing manager Kay".

Posted on: Awkward Silence
April 1, 2011 at 2:54 PM

唉呀 !

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muzak

Posted on: Awkward Silence
April 1, 2011 at 1:04 PM

Thanks for this new word/trademark. I didn't know about "Muzak" before.

http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muzak

Posted on: Noodles and Child Labor
March 21, 2011 at 2:02 PM

那十五岁后的報童为什么不行了？ ;o)

Posted on: Noodles and Child Labor
March 21, 2011 at 11:50 AM

報童(paperboy)的劳动是不是童工?

Posted on: Noodles and Child Labor
March 21, 2011 at 9:46 AM

A tribute to Poem with Pete :

《彤弓》

彤弓弨兮，受言藏兮。
我有嘉宾，中心贶之。
钟鼓既设，一朝飨之。

彤弓弨兮，受言载兮。
我有嘉宾，中心喜之。
钟鼓既设，一朝右之。

彤弓弨兮，受言櫜之。
我有嘉宾，中心好之。
钟鼓既设，一朝醻之。