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Jun 15, 2007 15:08

I don't know how it took my entire life to discover that the Chinese resturant down the street makes fantastic duck, but it does. Wow, I am going to have to get this more often ( Read more... )

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jaerik June 16 2007, 03:06:13 UTC
In JP it would be 'jyoushi', with the same etymology/meaning.

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randymonki June 16 2007, 19:08:32 UTC
I'm surprised it isn't "I suck" as part of the "Teaching americans the wrong things to laugh at them" language series...

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cjdesi June 17 2007, 22:47:17 UTC
Heh, I wouldn't be surprised if I do find one like that.

Of course, the lack of any pronunciation guide and a complete lack of tone markings ensure that Americans who seek to learn Chinese in this fashion will still be lauged at if they try to use it anyway =P

Or maybe I'm expecting too much from a fortune cookie?

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