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Tom Au
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I am a native English speaker who has studied several foreign languages, and who has earned meaningful reputation on SE (>1000) for several of them.

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Why do the names of some Chinese companies consist of "repeated" words?
Mar 11, 2013
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Do 和 and 及 refer to two different kinds of "ands?"
Jun 9, 2013
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How do I decide whether to use 可以, 会 or 能?
Dec 15, 2011
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Why are intermediate cardinal directions read differently in Chinese?
Jul 19, 2013
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Is it easier to learn Chinese after learning Japanese or vice versa?
Dec 15, 2011
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Difference between 别 and 不
Feb 4, 2012
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但是, 可是 and 不过 - how to know which one to use?
Dec 16, 2011
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Are children's books a good starting place for beginners?
Dec 13, 2011
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Take away (when ordering food): is it 带走 or 打包?
Jan 30, 2012
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Character and word frequencies
Dec 13, 2011
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Were there women who were against giving women the right to vote?
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Is it true that there are more slaves in the world now than ever at one point in history?
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Why China was able to unify and not Europe?
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Why did the Germans spare Allied troops trapped at Dunkirk?
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Why did Peter the Great name Saint Petersburg, Russia with a foreign styled name?

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