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Epithet

Posted on January 30, 2015 by d4vid

In Chinese, 这个 (zhège) means “this” and 那个 (nàgè) means “that”.  Interestingly, 那个 is also what the Chinese use instead of “um” or “uh” when speaking.  (This sprinkling of meaningless pause syllables in verbal communication is known as speech disfluency, in … Continue reading →

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Bookstore

Posted on January 24, 2015 by d4vid

A coworker told me there were lots of bookstores along Fuzhou Road, so yesterday I went up there to check it out.  The biggest — with the catchy name “Shanghai Bookstore” — is seven floors high and was as packed … Continue reading →

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