User Comments - stanimal

Posted on: Table for Three

thanks guys!! i guess the very definition of the two is different (though overlapping): 'circa' is not the same as 'almost' in that circa can mean 'more or less' whereas almost always means 'a bit less'..

also, seems like 左右 is placed after the object (number) whereas 差不多 is placed in front (of number, adj, verb...)

Posted on: Table for Three

is there any difference in usage b/w 左右 and 差不多 ?

Posted on: Stopped at the Gate

so whats that 嘛 particle all about...?

Posted on: Hungry Traveler: Beijing

is there a difference between 例如 and 比如？

Posted on: Clearing the Table

pete, changye, thanks for quick answers!

to follow up on 再：　is it always used with verbs to indicate 'more'? (which, when translated into english, is used with nouns - 'more napkins' e.g.)

also, when 再　means 'again', what's the difference in usage with 又？

Posted on: Introducing the Managers

can you please say more about the construction 给。。。　介绍。it seems it's also used with 把？　could we also place 给大家　after 介绍？

by the way, having read all previous comments just to see whether this question has already come up, lemme repeat my long-time suggestion... threaded comments!!! please? :)

Posted on: Clearing the Table

大家好，

a few questions regarding the sentence "再拿点餐巾纸过来。“

1) what role do 再 and 点 serve here?

２） is it typical for 过来 to be used as a particle 'over' in conjunction with some verb as opposed to a verb in its own right ('come over')?

多谢啊！

Posted on: A Very Special Day

恭喜， 太厉害！！ 我真怕cpod不工作的日子。。

Posted on: Hungry Traveler: Sichuan

so we use 尝 to say 'taste' when it's a person doing it. do we use 吃起来 to say that food 'tastes' good/bad...?

Posted on: Beijing Olympics: Opening Ceremony

changye, thanks!

what about 'second half of the year', would we say 下半年？