Stumpy Joe Pete

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I lived in China for a couple years. My Chinese isn't too bad, but I'm always trying to get better. Special interests in:

Etymology
Historical phonology
Winning arguments in other languages

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Feb 23	comment	Which fonts show the stroke order of all characters? @juckele Yeah, i was confused too. You have to look things up in the character dictionary (not the word dictionary). Then, click on the button with the arrows to the right of the resulting character, and then click the button with the brush. Then, i think it comes up with a java applet showing stroke order.
Feb 23	comment	Why Cantonese is considered as a dialect of Chinese? @MikeManilone That sort of undermines your answer that "Cantonese is a dialect of Chinese" for objective, non-political reasons.
Feb 23	comment	Why Cantonese is considered as a dialect of Chinese? @MikeManilone Those languages aren't closely related to the languages usually called "Chinese", and they're also not associated with the Han ethnic group.
Feb 22	comment	Early childhood Chinese language immersion accent exposure dialects != accents.
Feb 21	comment	What is the classical Chinese meaning of 或? @fmz no problem!
Feb 21	answered	What is the classical Chinese meaning of 或?
Feb 18	comment	What is the etymology of 放我一马？ @tao and NS.X. I think you guys are being too hard on tao. I had to read the story in order to understand it. The meaning of "让开马位" wasn't really clear to me from "放你一马".
Feb 17	comment	我也住在這裡 or 我也住這裡 Maybe you're confused about what "grammar" means. Chinese lacks conjugation, declension, and agreement, but to say there is "no such thing as grammar in Chinese" is patently false.
Feb 14	comment	How to use 凭 as a preposition really like the example sentences
Feb 14	comment	我也住在這裡 or 我也住這裡 no such thing as grammar in chinese? false and unhelpful.
Feb 11	comment	Who exactly is a 干妈 what context did you encounter 干妈 in? the only time i've ever seen it is in 老干妈 brand 辣酱。
Feb 7	comment	When to use 家 vs 师 vs 员 vs 者 I'd say that it's almost purely lexical. I suppose you could make some vague observation about "家" being associated with the arts or "人员" sounding formal and corporate, but you're still going to have to look at each case individually. I don't think there's a shortcut to be had.
Feb 4	comment	Why is 土著人 used for Aboriginal people in Australia? "土" literally means "earth", but the implication is that people are local or native, not that they live "close to the ground". That would be like saying that "土产" means "products made of dirt".
Feb 3	comment	Does 危机 really mean both crisis and opportunity? False. Definitely check out the link in the accepted answer.
Feb 3	comment	Another meaning of 同志 Also, I'd like to point out that 同志 gets plenty of use in referring to gay people. Google "同志网" to find many many gay community websites.
Feb 1	accepted	Expressing “Fair enough”
Feb 1	comment	Expressing “Fair enough” Edit this into the answer, and I will accept.
Jan 31	comment	Expressing “Fair enough” I would almost upvote this just for the "and teens love it" part.
Jan 31	comment	Expressing “Fair enough” Without being able to appraise the degree to which the different suggestions both acknowledge the opposing party's position without necessarily agreeing with it, I'm inclined to accept 葛修远's answer...
Jan 31	comment	What does 'twitter/facebook Town Hall' mean in Chinese? @liamxu If you like the answer, you should upvote and accept the answer. Otherwise, Mr. Overflow goes unrewarded for his hard work (except for my upvote).