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Tue
29
Nov '11

The Language Barrier

As I’ve said, I’m working to learn Chinese.  Admittedly, I’m not working very hard… but I’m working. I understand the 4 (technically 5) tones–even if I’m not very good at them.  That’s the most difficult part.  In English, we use tone to modify a word–make  it a statement, a question, an admonition, etc.  In Chinese, [...]