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New to Beijing Sounds? Try this top-10 list from the 2007 Fiscal Year report for thorough confusion.

1. Tāng v. Tāngr — because it’s a minimal pair straight from the street. The PBS/YU classic

2. Chinese facts, such as “characters are hard” (as explained by both foreigners and taxi drivers) — because almost everything you hear about the language is a myth.

3. Zhonglish — because so many struggling speakers needed a word to call their own, and this one we’ve managed to backdate to 1963. (More Zhonglish here and here)

4. Bay-Jing / Beizzhing — because it’s evidence that a little knowledge can generate a LOT of righteous smuggery. Get over it, folks! (The followups are here and here.)

5. Mandarin learning videos — because no Beijing sound compares to “Tone 1 as foghorn”.

6. Guest posts here and here — because all this weird linguistic obsession has led not only to Echoes of Manchu, but to friendships as well.

7. CCTV — because it’s just priceless.

8. A chance encounter with a bird trainer — because it was this walk with my friend, and the trainer’s patient persistence, that inspired me to buckle down and become semi-literate.

9. A no-nonsense teacher — because I’m amused by the difference in tenor between what she says and what an American teacher would say.

10. Honest taxi drivers — because there are plenty out there. Sure, it’s a big city with bad eggs. But get your nose out of the stench! The only freedom you have is what you choose to focus on.
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Blogroll II

September 14th, 2008

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Syz is not known for his obsession with clean cars. He has tested to the breaking point the folk theory that a little dirt doesn’t affect how the car runs, by allowing the accumulation of enough winter road sludge to make a business in low-end salt lick sales look tempting. Read the rest of this entry »

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Blogroll — China-related blogs

January 6th, 2008

UPDATE: Newer, sexier blogroll can be found here

Q: Why have a blogroll?

A1: Cuz “news” is just so much digging a hole to fill it in anyway. A blogroll helps you ignore the events of the world.

“…journalism largely consists in saying ‘Lord Jones Dead’ to people who never knew that Lord Jones was alive.” — letter from GK Chesterton

A2: There’s some really good stuff out there on China, Mandarin, language… I’m deeply indebted to other bloggers who have led me to some what I read. Bloggers who are insightful and write well tend to have good taste in the blogs they read, so following the links in a blogroll has led me to some of my now-favorite blogs. I’d like to return the favor. Read the rest of this entry »

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