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BC Schools: Mandarin & English, "BC's Official Language" ? "Or Did we just lose a Friggin War?"
http://www.nowpublic.com/ world/ bc-schools-mandarin-english-bcs-official-langua…

Barry Artiste Op/EdRegardless that Canada's Official Languages are English and French, Media reports of frustrated parents who are tired of long lineups trying to enroll their kids into French immersion in schools, and with little Success. Now it seems that some are trying to... read more

10 days ago in The News is NowPublic.com · Authority: 2,093
Hanyu Pinyin and common nouns: the rules
http://pinyin.info/ news/ 2008/ hanyu-pinyin-and-common-nouns-the-rules/

I’ve just added another long section of Yin Binyong’s book on the detailed rules for Hanyu Pinyin. This part (pp. 78-138) covers common nouns (2.4 MB PDF). I should have mentioned earlier that this book isn’t useful just for those who want to know more about Pinyin.

10 days ago by Pinyin in Pinyin news · Authority: 31
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Hanyu Pinyin and proper nouns
http://pinyin.info/ news/ 2008/ hanyu-pinyin-and-proper-nouns/

The first large section from Chinese Romanization: Pronunciation and Orthography to go online is the one on proper nouns (2 MB PDF). Introduction Place Names Personal Names formal names non-formal names forms of address Transliteration of Foreign Place Names and Personal Names Other Proper Nouns

16 days ago by Pinyin in Pinyin news · Authority: 31
John DeFrancis video
http://pinyin.info/ news/ 2008/ john-defrancis-video/

Ten years ago John DeFrancis was awarded the Chinese Language Teachers Association’s first lifetime achievement award. Since he could not be present at the association’s annual conference to receive the award, he sent a videotape of a 12-minute acceptance speech.

19 days ago by Pinyin in Pinyin news · Authority: 31
tonal Pinyin on a Mac: a new option
http://pinyin.info/ news/ 2008/ tonal-pinyin-on-a-mac-a-new-option/

Mac users — especially those familiar with the old, non-Unicode TimesPinyin font — may want to look into Zev Handel’s TimesPinyin Keyboard Layout, which is designed to make typing Pinyin with tone marks easy. It’s Unicode compliant, too.

29 days ago by Pinyin in Pinyin news · Authority: 31
Mysteries of romanization
http://mrjam.typepad.com/ diary/ 2008/ 08/ the-real-reason.html

The real reason Asian languages are hard to learn By Nury Vittachi * In Vietnam I met a pretty girl whose name, according to her name badge, was Dang. “Hello,” she said. “My name is Yum.” Oo-la-la! Was she indulging in some sort of suggestive wordplay? Yum in the sense of “delicious” would certainly have described her.

45 days ago by mrjam in Vittachi · Authority: 28
Mysteries of romanization
http://mrjam.typepad.com/ diary/ 2008/ 08/ the-real-reason.html

The real reason Asian languages are hard to learn By Nury Vittachi * In Vietnam I met a pretty girl whose name, according to her name badge, was Dang. “Hello,” she said. “My name is Yum.” Oo-la-la! Was she indulging in some sort of suggestive wordplay? Yum in the sense of “delicious” would certainly have described her.

45 days ago in Vittachi · Authority: 19
Do You Believe In Good Enough?
http://www.datingdames.com/ do-you-believe-in-good-enough/

Yesterday, I read about a controversy concerning some of the fireworks displayed during the Opening Ceremonies for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. A portion of the fireworks were added in digitally. Personally, I don’t have a problem with that. It was simply special effects for the television

55 days ago by angelisophia in Dating Dames - Dating & Relationship Advice, Tips and Trends · Authority: 499
See Beijing and Die
http://www.grumpyoldman.be/ see-beijing-and-die/

It’s clear that China is the biggest victim of their own explosive industrialization. There are reports indicating that the country is currently the world’s biggest emitter of carbon dioxide and even breaks US records - and that means something.

62 days ago by eddydc in The Environmental Blog From The Grumpy Old Man · Authority: 24
Simple Podcast Reviews
http://allstarnics.com/ blog-pod-casting/ simple-podcast-reviews.htm

As our lessons have moved from typical conversation based lessons to articles and discussions, we have been looking for a new podcast review format. The one we have decided … View original here: Simple Podcast Reviews Domain Name Registrar News Icann Blames June Site Hijack on Registrar (New York

90 days ago in allstarnics.com · Authority: 33