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- Remmiz, on 08/12/2008, -2/+112idk; my bff Chin.
- Surferess, on 08/12/2008, -3/+583Q. if China is 20% of the world's population, I guess it wouldn't hurt to learn a few words.
- inactive, on 08/12/2008, -13/+64(_)_)||||||||||||||||D~ ~ ~
- malechite, on 08/12/2008, -0/+51IDK my BFF Jill?
- EvansHall, on 08/12/2008, -0/+48ROR!
- Iztikeit, on 08/12/2008, -0/+43Please tell me I'm not the only one that doesn't totally disembowel the English language while I text. I mean I may change "you" into "u" but that's about as far as I go.
Am I alone?
Five! Five! Five! Five! Five! :( - ElBeh, on 08/12/2008, -2/+43Welcome to the internet.
- AndrewDB, on 08/12/2008, -6/+43LFG Healer BRD. PST.
- lesleye, on 08/12/2008, -2/+385555555!
- mattmcegg, on 08/12/2008, -2/+32Strange incestual references count: 2
- T440, on 08/12/2008, -0/+29What's so offensive about drawing with a crayon?
- ohnoerino, on 08/12/2008, -3/+28BFD?
- bbqsalad, on 08/12/2008, -0/+21I'm calling the cops
- inactive, on 08/12/2008, -4/+2588!
- CVL4317, on 08/12/2008, -3/+21what the d*
- trogdor282, on 08/12/2008, -0/+16OGC
- amida, on 08/12/2008, -0/+15The Chinese 帥哥 would be better translated as "handsome dude" or something like that. "Shuai," unlike the English "pretty," is usually used for good-looking men. "Ge" doesn't have to be a biological brother--it can be like "bro" or "guy" or "dude." Even if they insist on a literal translation, "good-looking brother" would be closer to the mark.
- ElBeh, on 08/12/2008, -1/+16http://digg.com/how
- likwidfuzion, on 08/12/2008, -0/+14Ever heard of Mandarin?
- BoneheadFarker, on 08/13/2008, -1/+12(_)_)||||||||||||||||D~ ~ ~ ( o Y o )
- TKidd, on 08/12/2008, -0/+11uhh, its FOR THE WIN, not WTF backwards. wow.
- insertAliasHere, on 08/12/2008, -2/+13I guess something must be lost in translation, because that's really creepy.
- thall, on 08/12/2008, -2/+13Because it's hot news for nerds, stuff that matters....oh wait
- speedk0re, on 08/12/2008, -0/+11no but i did notice vin diesel's name unscrambled is "I END LIVES"
- snareguy17, on 08/12/2008, -0/+10I'm more shocked that this came from the Chicago Tribune of all places.
- kdamp, on 08/12/2008, -2/+12Where are you getting a second "a" from? Stop huffing glue, back away from the computer, and go somewhere well ventilated.
- Mononuclear, on 08/12/2008, -0/+9IM language in foreign languages is great. In Brazil kkkkkkkk and rsrsrsrsrsrs are like the English version of lol or hehehe. The first time I saw kkkkkk I was really confused.
Another great thing to learn in foreign languages is onomatopoeias (which I guess hehehe and kkkk are examples of). My favorite Portuguese one is uhhhhruuuuu which in English would be woooohoooo - Frazzlet, on 08/12/2008, -1/+10And how much is that?
555
I just want the price, please don't cry - leerayIG88, on 08/12/2008, -1/+10my mom says she likes it....why?
- piglet1350, on 08/12/2008, -1/+9As if txt-ing language wasn't hard enough for the older folks to understand, let's make it multilingual! I love it!
- Muncher, on 08/12/2008, -0/+8I find it revealing that the Chinese have an acronym for “corrupt.”
- inactive, on 08/12/2008, -3/+11LOL!
- diggdiggerid, on 08/12/2008, -1/+8The first time I saw Spanish chatspeak I was floored. k pasa?
- pingpongboss, on 08/12/2008, -0/+7Why don't you go 55555 more
- Tiler, on 08/12/2008, -0/+7OMG! Ponies!
- ohnoerino, on 08/12/2008, -0/+7J/K!
- inactive, on 08/13/2008, -0/+7one-child policy...
most people who text in china wouldn't have any siblings - ncc74656m, on 08/12/2008, -2/+9Reminds me of this comic: http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic= ...
- nepidae, on 08/12/2008, -6/+12We use "Babe", "Chick", "Honey", so are those references to pedo, pedo-beast and some food fetish?
- Scratkiller, on 08/12/2008, -0/+6oh wow
- AnotherThought, on 08/12/2008, -2/+8O'RLY?
- diggenerate, on 08/12/2008, -0/+6I doubt the Chinese kids are talking about firewalls.
- amida, on 08/12/2008, -0/+6You can either type phonetically (roman alphabet or zhuyin fuhao--see the red symbols on the keyboard linked to by kdamp) or by any number of schemes by which you input characters by its individual elements (see the blue and green things on the keyboard pic). Phonetic systems seem to be the most popular by far, while the latter systems are said to be faster for experienced typists.
See also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhuyin_Fuhao - beowulflee, on 08/12/2008, -0/+6Chinese people have no problem with the L sound. Japanese on the other hand...
- thall, on 08/12/2008, -0/+6CLI
NOP
SEI - Jwoey, on 08/12/2008, -3/+9MGB HoV @ MB PST IF INC
- Hangly, on 08/13/2008, -0/+6Here is my short list of the most entertaining words in Chinese:
橄榄球 :: ganlanqiu :: "olive ball" :: American football
直升机 :: zhishengji :: "straight-up machine" :: helicopter
阴极管 :: yinjiguan :: pipe of yin (as in yin/yang) :: cathode ray tube
跳伞 :: tiaosan :: jump umbrella :: to parachute (v.)
土豆 :: tudou :: earth bean :: potato
地瓜 :: digua :: land melon :: sweet potato - ieatpizza, on 08/12/2008, -1/+7C U Next Time
- gn0stik, on 08/12/2008, -1/+7I'm never eating chinese food again.
- Iztikeit, on 08/12/2008, -0/+5Are you calling me a horse?
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