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Language Log 2015-08-18

Summary:

From Randy Alexander in Xiamen / Amoy, Fujian / Hok-kiàn, China: Saw this on my trail run today and got a laugh. It's easy to see how this came about — verbs get translated with "to" mindlessly stuck in front of them. Here's what the Chinese on the sign says: xiǎoxīn zhuìluò 小心坠落 ("be careful […]

Link:

http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=20730

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Tags:

grammar

Authors:

Victor Mair

Date tagged:

08/18/2015, 14:54

Date published:

08/15/2015, 11:39