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Re: Mandarisms
Thanks for your examples. It's great to hear that others enjoy this kind of humour. However, there is no doubt that English is very tough for the Chinese (as Chinese is for us).
posted by
lukezim
on March 24, 2008 at 9:02 PM
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Great research! Love your posts!
posted by
Soul_Builder101
on March 23, 2008 at 9:51 PM
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Mandarisms
Fruit= froo-it
harmonize= homm-o-lise
wind, as in winding around something, becomes wind, as in blowing, and in chinese medicine is often more unfortunate than not
carpal tunnel= cup of turtle
transit often becomes confuse with transient, which is also usually unfortunate placement in the conversation
Keep up the excellent work...we all need help.
posted by
EmmaCunnan
on March 23, 2008 at 9:44 PM
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