Category Archives: language

State Farm’s Chinese language advertisements featuring 張鈞甯 and 何潤東

Posted on 2013年05月08日 | 05/08/2013 by

I was really confused when I saw 張鈞甯 in commercials for State Farm. As far as I know, Sate Farm does not do business in Taiwan. So, did they hire a Taiwanese actress to do Chinese language commercials in the … Continue reading →

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國語讀寫進度

Posted on 2013年04月28日 | 04/28/2013 by

完成了中級第二冊第九課和第十課。 雖然覺得課文簡單，還是要繼續讀和寫完。

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Foreign education in the U.S.

Posted on 2013年04月17日 | 04/17/2013 by

One thing that I’ve always wondered is the possibility of learning the curriculum of a foreign country in the U.S. This would not be possible in the public school system, but would certainly be possible in some private schools. Are … Continue reading →

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Book Review: “Babel No More” by Michael Erard

Posted on 2013年04月10日 | 04/10/2013 by

“Babel No More” by Michael Erard focuses on a particular group of people who know and learn multiple languages, known as hyperpolyglots. Although I do not aspire to be a hyperpolyglot, I do like to read about languages and language … Continue reading →

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Character confusion in The Weather Channel tablet app

Posted on 2013年04月02日 | 04/02/2013 by

There seems to be some confusion between traditional and simplified Chinese characters in The Weather Channel tablet application. When the language of the tablet is set to Traditional Chinese, the app shows a mix of English and Chinese. I don’t … Continue reading →

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What’s in a name?

Posted on 2013年03月27日 | 03/27/2013 by

A while ago, I’ve noticed a few articles about names lately: “My Starbucks name” from The Economist, “Pronunciation Pronouncement” from KQED, and “A Quvenzhane by Any Other Name… (Storified)” from NPR. All three articles resonated with me. I don’t have … Continue reading →

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World Baseball Classic: the many names of Taiwan

Posted on 2013年03月11日 | 03/11/2013 by

As the World Baseball Classic was set to begin, it occurred to me that we would have an interesting situation with the first round Pool B games happening in Taiwan and the Taiwan team going by the name of Chinese … Continue reading →

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Posts at “來學正體中文字 | Learning Traditional Chinese Characters” have caught up!

Posted on 2013年03月08日 | 03/08/2013 by

The number of posts at my other blog 來學正體中文字 | Learning Traditional Chinese Characters has just as many (if not more) posts as this blog. I also have a Tumblr blog at 我的筆記本. Posts about Taiwan and traditional Chinese characters … Continue reading →

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I’ve read two interesting language-related articles. The first article is about Boontling, a dialect of English from Boonville, California. Unfortunately, it is slowly disappearing as the younger generation shows no interest in learning it. The other article is about Quebec, … Continue reading →

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In an attempt to save Uchinaaguchi, a language spoken on the Okinawan islands of Japan, Okinawan Americans are learning the language in Gardena (Los Angeles).

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