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Stumpy Joe Pete

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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18 Words referring to the shape of Chinese characters Jun 25 '12
16 b and p, d and t, k and g etc. in English and Cantonese Jan 14 '16
14 List of hanzi and their components Mar 26 '13
12 Why is the 会 in 会计 pronounced kuài? Aug 13 '14
12 Why does the word 萌 mean “cute”? Dec 30 '12
11 Is Learning and Memorizing Chinese Characters much different than English? Apr 16 '14
11 The origins of “AA制” Jun 18 '12
10 Learning how to use measure / count words properly Jun 21 '12
10 Why does 首饰的饰 have the 饣radical? Mar 13 '13
10 Difference between 更好 and 比较好? Jan 25 '13
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