
140 - Why to you does this title sound wrong?
No Dumb Questions
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I Never Said She Stolen My Money, Right?
In chinese, where you put emphasis on different parts of the word can completely change the word. If i say i never said she stole my money, you know exactly what i meant and i didn't have to waste any additional words, ok? It worked. That's very efficient, and the meaning is very clear. Now, would that hold up in court if you had an audio recording? Probably if you had a video an audio recording, more likely. I think these are features, not bugs. In chinese, like i've been told, no, i do not know a single word in chinese, but i'm told it's a tonal language,. Ok, ye
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