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A really unfortunate choice of words

Posted Tuesday, September 23, 2008 5:08 AM by will
I don't normally go for the straight Chinglish stuff, but this one is worth sharing. Via Language Log : Full explanation at Language Log. A better translation of this might be, "The world's biggest sporting celebration is about to burst forth!" But even Read More...
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An unfortunate glimpse into my Olympic stream of consciousness

Posted Monday, August 11, 2008 12:35 AM by will
This probably counts as an abuse of blogging, but for posterity, here is the stream of 40-odd tweets I posted during last Friday's opening ceremony for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. I've flipped them back into chronological order and removed the extraneous Read More...
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A few stories to start the new year

Posted Wednesday, January 02, 2008 5:56 AM by will
I am ringing in 2008 by being officially too lazy to write anything original. But here are a few interesting stories from the past few days that are worth a read: And I thought Aussies were relaxed Controversy in Australia, which has announced the implementation Read More...
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You know you're back in China when (part 2)

Posted Thursday, October 11, 2007 8:19 PM by will
A good friend of mine pointed out that a post I put up the day I got back from Italy and that remarked on a soaring fistfight that broke out near my apartment has disappeared. I didn't even realize it. Lest anyone feel that this was a craven act of self-censorship Read More...
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